Chinese Premier Arrives at Mudslide-Hit Area in Xizang
- Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited Gyirong Township in Tibet after a flash flood near the Nepal border left 558 people missing and caused heavy casualties, including three deaths in Tibet and 359 in Nepal.
- The People's Liberation Army Western Theatre Command dispatched rescue groups to coordinate search, rescue, and relief operations in the flood-affected area.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered all-out search and rescue efforts, with China closely coordinating with Nepal on these operations.
- The Indian Embassy in China issued an advisory for stranded Indians as rescue operations face challenges from a rising barrier lake and restricted access to the affected area.
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Li Qiang visits Gyirong as barrier lake hampers Tibet flood rescue
Premier Li Qiang visited Tibet's flood-hit Gyirong Township as rescue teams searched for hundreds missing. A rising barrier lake has emerged as the main danger, threatening to worsen an already deadly disaster.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang visits flood-hit Gyirong township in Tibet
A massive flash flood near the China-Nepal border in Tibet has left hundreds missing and caused significant casualties. Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited the affected Gyirong Township to oversee rescue and relief operations, with the PLA mobilising forces for search and rescue.
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Premier arrives at Xizang disaster area
Premier Li Qiang has arrived at Gyirong Township in Xizang after it was hit by a massive mudslide a day earlier. According to Xinhua News Agency, Li is entrusted by President and general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping to lead a group of senior officials from relevant departments to the disaster-hit area. They will supervise rescue and relief operations, and visit rescue and relief personnel and people affe…
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