Rescue operations for the landslide in Gyirong, Tibet continue to advance, with multiple departments working together to prevent secondary disasters

It has been more than a week since the debris flow disaster in Gyirong, Tibet, and frontline rescue workers say that search and rescue efforts are still continuing, but a balance must be maintained between search efficiency, operational safety, and the prevention and control of secondary disasters. Reports show that the disaster was triggered by the collapse of a highaltitude glacier outside the region. The plateau canyon terrain then amplified the impact energy, causing severe damage to local roads and communications, and creating "isolated islands of life" in some areas, making it difficult for large equipment to enter directly. In addition, risks such as dammed lakes, landslides, and falling rocks continue to exist, so rescue operations have had to be adjusted temporarily several times based on onsite conditions. To improve search and rescue efficiency, rescue forces have adopted a coordinated "land, water, and air" approach: on land, they conduct foot searches in core areas; on water, they inspect river channels and shoals; and in the air, they use drones for reconnaissance and supply delivery. Technologies such as slope radars, satellite remote sensing, lifedetection devices, and Beidou terminals are also being used for disaster assessment and communication support for the teams. As the land rescue passage in the core area of the Gyirong Port has basically been cleared, rescue teams have further optimized their organization and search methods, carrying out more detailed inspections around boulderstacked areas, sites where buildings are buried, and river silt deposits. The next stage of rescue work will still focus on continued searching, strictly observing safety bottom lines, ensuring shift rotation support, and cooperating with unified command and dispatch.