China: New barrier lake forming 2.8km downstream of existing landslide dam on Chinese-Nepal border.

Shotlist Gyirong County, Xigaze City, Xizang Autonomous Region, southwest China - Aug 29, 2026 1. Aerial shots of mudslide debris, barrier lake forming Storyline A new barrier lake has begun forming downstream of an existing landslide dam near the Gyirong Port on the China-Nepal border after a fresh landslide struck on Saturday night, the Ministry of Emergency Management said Sunday. Monitoring drones detected that the latest landslide occurred 2.8 kilometers downstream of the Purepu Tsangpo barrier lake that had formed following the massive mudslide on the China-Nepal border on Wednesday, creating a new landslide dam that is now impounding water into a new barrier lake. In response, the ministry quickly assembled experts to assess the situation and moved emergency rescue personnel near the Gyirong Port to safe ground. To support the ongoing rescue and relief operations, the ministry has deployed reconnaissance and heavy-lift drones under its "Swift Emergency Response" UAV cooperation mechanism. The drones are monitoring the evolving situation at the Purepu Tsangpo barrier lake and its downstream barriers, while experts are conducting rolling consultations to guide local rescue and disaster response efforts. The catastrophic mudslide, which occurred on the Nepalese side of the border at around 10:30 on Wednesday, struck the Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Barrier lakes were subsequently formed, posing risks to disaster response operations. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]