Gyirong residents return home after leftover mudslide threats eased

Residents affected by the recent mudslide in Gyirong county, Xizang autonomous region, have begun returning to their villages to resume normal life and production, local authorities said.

So far, 444 residents evacuated from nearby villages in Gyirong town, have safely returned home as of Monday after the threat from a barrier lake was largely eliminated, according to a report from Xinhua News Agency.

The evacuation was prompted by a fast-moving chain mudslide triggered by a high-altitude glacier collapse in Nepal on Aug 26. The mudslide created a barrier lake above the Gyirong Port on the China-Nepal border, posing a serious threat to nearby villages.