China: Glacier Collapse Triggers Mudslide Near Gyirong.

Shigatse, China - August 29, 2026 A tourist's video shows the moment a high-altitude glacier collapses in Nepal near Gyirong County, China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on August 29, 2026. Kang Shichang, director of the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, confirmed the footage matches remote-sensing imagery and is believed to document the glacier collapse that triggered a mudslide at Gyirong Port. (Video by Bai Shaobo, Pu Buciren, Huang Zhiqi, Luo Zhuojiacuo/Xinhua/Sipa USA) *** World Rights Except China *** CHINA OUT ***