Aircraft send relief supplies to rescuers in mudslide-hit areas in southwest China's Xizang

Multiple aircraft, including helicopters and drones, have been used to send relief supplies to rescuers who are in the worst-hit areas after a devastating mudslide struck the Gyirong Port on the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Wednesday.

The mudslide, which occurred on the Nepalese side, struck the Gyirong Port in Gyirong County of Xizang on Wednesday morning, causing heavy casualties and massive destruction. As of 01:00 on Saturday, seven people had been killed and 554 others remained missing after the mudslide on the Chinese side, according to the region's emergency management department.

At 13:32 on Saturday, two helicopters dispatched by the People's Liberation Army Xizang Military Area Command departed from an airport in Xigaza City to send relief supplies, including food, medicine and rescue equipment, to rescuers in the worst-hit areas.

After flying over a mountain pass at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters and overcoming meteorological difficulties such as low-altitude, thick cloud and strong air currents, the helicopters arrived at the disaster-stricken area of the Gyirong Port at 15:25, sending relief supplies to rescuers there.

At around 04:00 on Saturday, multiple drones were dispatched by the Xizang Fire and Rescue Corps to send around 100 sets of relief supplies to rescuers to support their search and rescue operations.

Aircraft send relief supplies to rescuers in mudslide-hit areas in southwest China's Xizang

Aircraft send relief supplies to rescuers in mudslide-hit areas in southwest China's Xizang

Aircraft send relief supplies to rescuers in mudslide-hit areas in southwest China's Xizang

Aircraft send relief supplies to rescuers in mudslide-hit areas in southwest China's Xizang

China's appropriately accommodative monetary policy continued to deliver results in the third quarter, while the quality and effect of financial sector serving the real economy continued to improve, said the third-quarter monetary policy report released by the People's Bank of China (PBOC) on Wednesday.

The PBOC, China's central bank, said in the report that the country's credit structure continued to optimize in the third quarter.

At the end of September, loans to the technology, green, inclusive finance, elderly care and digital economy sectors grew 12.0 percent, 13.0 percent, 6.5 percent, 16.2 percent and 15.7 percent year on year, respectively, all continuing to outpace overall loan growth.

Financing costs across the economy remained low, the report showed, with new corporate loans in September carrying rates slightly below 3.0 percent and new personal housing loans around three percent.

The yuan exchange rate remained basically stable at a reasonable and balanced level. At the end of September, the yuan closed at 6.7053 per U.S. dollar, appreciating 4.1 percent from the end of 2025.

Looking ahead, the PBOC said it will continue to implement the appropriately accommodative monetary policy, comprehensively use and adjust monetary policy tools as appropriate, and guide the growth of social financing and money supply to match economic growth and the expected target for overall prices.

The central bank will seek to create a suitable monetary and financial environment for stable economic growth, high-quality development and the smooth operation of financial markets.

Appropriately accommodative monetary policy continues to deliver results in Q3: Central Bank