A Night of Rescue in the Core Disaster Area of the Gyirong Port

On the evening of August 31, Xinhua News Agency photojournalists arrived by helicopter in the disasterstricken core area of Gyirong Port in Tibet, documenting the scene as rescue workers carried out emergency response operations following the mudslide disaster. Since the road access had not yet been fully restored, aerial delivery became an important way to enter the disaster area. The reporter described that after landing, the surroundings were covered with sludge and signs of erosion from the mountains. Rescue workers set up temporary tents for the night on the relatively flat cover of a water reservoir, and carved out a space in the thick mud for the reporter to rest. After nightfall, work such as search and rescue, obstruction removal, road repairs, and power and communication support continued, and the lights at the scene stood out strikingly in the darkness. Heavy rain that night filled the tents with water, and the reporter, along with colleagues and rescue workers, spent the night in the damp and cold conditions. Early on the morning of September 1, the rescue team continued a comprehensive search operation. By the morning of September 2, the rescue passage in the core area had basically been opened, allowing more personnel, supplies, and equipment to enter, and rescue efforts continued to move forward.