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8 killed in landslide in Tibet’s Nyingchi
Chinese government sent team for relief and rescue work
Agencies engaged in search operation
New Delhi. In Tibet, the havoc of nature killed 8 people. About 8 people died in Nyingchi Avalanche in the city of Nyingchi in the southwestern region of here. Relief and rescue work is going on after the incident. The state media gave information about this incident. After the avalanche, the Chinese government has sent a team to recover the dead bodies and help the missing people. It was reported that an avalanche hit a part of the exit road between Pai village in Menling county and Doxong La tunnel in Medog county at around 8 pm on Tuesday night, in which many people are still missing.
According to the news agency Xinhua, it is not clear how many people are missing and no details have been released by the authorities yet. The Global Times reported on Thursday that local authorities sent 131 people and 28 vehicles to the scene overnight. China’s Ministry of Emergency Management has also sent a team to the Tibet Autonomous Region of southwest China.
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Agencies engaged in search operation
Media reports said that by 5.30 pm on Wednesday, the emergency rescue headquarters had deployed 246 rescuers, more than 70 vehicles, 10 large-scale equipment and 994 search engines to dig a 350-metre (1,000 ft) rescue route. Send equipment. A search operation is being carried out continuously to find the missing people. Situated at an average altitude of about 3,100 meters (9,300 ft), Nyingchi is regarded by many tourist firms as the “Switzerland of Tibet”.
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Tags: Avalanches, China, Tibet, world news
FIRST PUBLISHED : January 19, 2023, 07:22 IST
