Surveillance footage shot on Wednesday (August 26) showed people attempting to flee seconds before a devastating mudslide engulfed the border crossing between Nepal and China.

Reuters was able to confirm the location from the buildings, river, road layout and terrain which matched archive and satellite imagery of the area.

The date was confirmed by the timestamp of the CCTV footage. Both Nepali and Chinese governments reported on mudslide.

Rasuwa district administrator told Reuters that there could be heavy casualties or loss of property on August 26. Chinese President Xi Jinping urged "all-out" search efforts for the missing as well as stronger monitoring and early warning systems to prevent secondary disasters on August 26.

At least 384 travellers, including 291 foreign nationals, have been reported missing after torrential floods in the Tibet border area of the Himalayan nation of Nepal on Wednesday, the country's tourism board said.

The missing foreigners include 105 Indians, it said.

At least nine people have been killed in the flooding.

China's official Xinhua news agency said the mudslide occurred on the Nepali side and hit the Gyirong port to cut roads, communications and power links in the Shigatse region near the border with Nepal, but did not elaborate.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

Surveillance footage shows people attempting to flee moments before a devastating mudslide strikes Tibet's Gyirong.

VIDEO SHOWS: CCTV FOOTAGE OF WALL OF MUD AND FLOODWATER DESTROYING BUILDINGS AND VEHICLES

VERIFICATION

- Buildings, river, road layout and terrain matched archive and satellite imagery on Tibet-China border

- Coordinates: 28.280317840785155, 85.37761006909693

- Date confirmed by timestamp of the CCTV footage

- Both Nepali and Chinese government reported on the mudslide

- Rasuwa district administrator told Reuters that there could be heavy casualties or loss of property on August 26

- Chinese President Xi Jinping urged "all-out" search efforts for the missing as well as stronger monitoring and early warning systems to prevent secondary disasters on August 26

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SHOWS: GYIRONG, TIBET REGION, CHINA (AUGUST 26, 2026) (SOCIAL MEDIA - No resales / no archives / news use only) (MUTE)

1. SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE SHOWING PEOPLE ATTEMPTING TO FLEE BEFORE A MUDSLIDE STRIKES A FEW SECONDS LATER, DESTROYING EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH

2. SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE SHOWING PEOPLE ATTEMPTING TO FLEE, BIRDS FLYING AWAY AND CAR DRIVING, BEFORE A MUDSLIDE STRIKES A FEW SECONDS LATER / MUD AND SILT FILLING THE SCREEN