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(260828) -- GYIRONG, Aug. 28, 2026 -- This screenshot from a video clip shows rescuers heading to the area of a barrier lake for inspection on Aug. 28, 2026. China s Ministry of Water Resources on Thursday activated a level-IV emergency flood response in southwest China s Xizang Autonomous Region as a barrier lake that formed after a mudslide hitting the border port of Gyirong faces a high risk of breaching and sending floodwaters downstream. The mudslide that occurred on Wednesday caused a barrier lake to form near the confluence of two rivers, which had accumulated an estimated 2 million cubic meters of water as of Thursday morning. According to forecasts, inflows into the lake could reach about 3 million cubic meters over the next

(260828) -- GYIRONG, Aug. 28, 2026 -- This screenshot from a video clip shows rescuers heading to the area of a barrier lake for inspection on Aug. 28, 2026. China s Ministry of Water Resources on Thursday activated a level-IV emergency flood response in southwest China s Xizang Autonomous Region as a barrier lake that formed after a mudslide hitting the border port of Gyirong faces a high risk of breaching and sending floodwaters downstream. The mudslide that occurred on Wednesday caused a barrier lake to form near the confluence of two rivers, which had accumulated an estimated 2 million cubic meters of water as of Thursday morning. According to forecasts, inflows into the lake could reach about 3 million cubic meters over the next

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(260828) -- GYIRONG, Aug. 28, 2026 -- This screenshot from a video clip shows rescuers heading to the area of a barrier lake for inspection on Aug. 28, 2026. China s Ministry of Water Resources on Thursday activated a level-IV emergency flood response in southwest China s Xizang Autonomous Region as a barrier lake that formed after a mudslide hitting the border port of Gyirong faces a high risk of breaching and sending floodwaters downstream. The mudslide that occurred on Wednesday caused a barrier lake to form near the confluence of two rivers, which had accumulated an estimated 2 million cubic meters of water as of Thursday morning. According to forecasts, inflows into the lake could reach about 3 million cubic meters over the next

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