On the Ground in China’s Wiped-Out Border Zone, Hundreds Remain Unaccounted For
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- Gyirong Port in China has been completely washed away, leaving a debris-filled crevasse at the high-altitude border site.
- Emergency workers are searching the area, while the fate of hundreds of people remains unknown.
A rock-strewn crevasse is all that remains of Gyirong Port, a high-altitude border hub in China that has been completely washed from existence.
Stones, gravel and sludge now cover the site, where emergency workers continue searching. A CNN team that gained access to the area on Sunday witnessed the scene firsthand.
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