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Road protection intensified in mudslide-hit area in Gyirong
By Xinhua Published: Aug 30, 2026 07:57 AM
Gabion baskets are unloaded at the mudslide-hit areas in Gyirong County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 29, 2026. Staff members stepped up efforts on Saturday to install rock-filled gabion baskets along roadsides to keep falling rocks and debris out of roadways in the mudslide-hit area. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Gabion baskets are unloaded at the mudslide-hit areas in Gyirong County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 29, 2026. Staff members stepped up efforts on Saturday to install rock-filled gabion baskets along roadsides to keep falling rocks and debris out of roadways in the mudslide-hit area. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)


Staff members arrange gabion baskets at the mudslide-hit areas in Gyirong County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 29, 2026. Staff members stepped up efforts on Saturday to install rock-filled gabion baskets along roadsides to keep falling rocks and debris out of roadways in the mudslide-hit area. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Staff members arrange gabion baskets at the mudslide-hit areas in Gyirong County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 29, 2026. Staff members stepped up efforts on Saturday to install rock-filled gabion baskets along roadsides to keep falling rocks and debris out of roadways in the mudslide-hit area. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)


Staff members move gabion baskets at the mudslide-hit areas in Gyirong County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 29, 2026. Staff members stepped up efforts on Saturday to install rock-filled gabion baskets along roadsides to keep falling rocks and debris out of roadways in the mudslide-hit area. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Staff members move gabion baskets at the mudslide-hit areas in Gyirong County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 29, 2026. Staff members stepped up efforts on Saturday to install rock-filled gabion baskets along roadsides to keep falling rocks and debris out of roadways in the mudslide-hit area. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)


Gabion baskets are unloaded at the mudslide-hit areas in Gyirong County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 29, 2026. Staff members stepped up efforts on Saturday to install rock-filled gabion baskets along roadsides to keep falling rocks and debris out of roadways in the mudslide-hit area. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Gabion baskets are unloaded at the mudslide-hit areas in Gyirong County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 29, 2026. Staff members stepped up efforts on Saturday to install rock-filled gabion baskets along roadsides to keep falling rocks and debris out of roadways in the mudslide-hit area. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)