China restores road access to Tibet disaster zone as search intensifies

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China has restored road access to the disaster zone in Gyirong, Tibet, intensifying search operations with heavy machinery and reinforcement equipment to aid rescue efforts. The site is near the Chinese border inspection complex, highlighting the urgency and scale of the response.

"Large numbers" of heavy machines have now reached the site in Gyirong where the Chinese border inspection complex once stood, along with equipment to reinforce search operations, says state broadcaster CCTV.