00:00Rescue teams were racing to find hundreds of people who were still missing.
00:05two days after a catastrophic flash flood hit the border
00:11Himalayas between Nepal and China, as the death toll rose on Friday
00:16And authorities warned that an overflowing lake, formed after the disaster, could
00:21trigger new floods. According to the Associated Press, Nepalese police
00:27It was reported Friday morning that the death toll in the country had risen to 469
00:33compared to 390 recorded the day before, while China had not updated its
00:39Reports of only three deaths in Tibet. Together, both countries have reported that
00:45More than 1,500 people remain missing. Authorities in Nepal and China have warned
00:52regarding the risk of further flooding caused by a lake formed upstream after the disaster,
00:57Wednesday, which was already overflowing. They urged the population in potentially affected areas
01:03affected to move to safer terrain.
01:07Chinese state broadcaster CCTV aired a panoramic image of the lake captured by drones.
01:13He noted that it is located at an altitude of 2,950 meters, about 1,000 meters above.
01:20from Girong Port. According to CCTV, the lake's natural barrier is located more than 10 kilometers away.
01:27Girong Port, the border crossing with Nepal, was buried under mud and water.
01:32Flooding. China's Ministry of Water Resources reported on Thursday that the lake contained
01:38around 2 million cubic meters of water and that it was expected to receive another
01:433 million cubic meters in the next three days.
02:33早上8点30分左右,西藏日喀泽军分区某部35名官兵,包含3名医护人员
02:37和35名武警官兵,来到距离吉隆口岸約3公里处,开展道路抢通工作。
02:52灾情发生后,日喀泽市第一时间成立前方指挥部,统筹视线两级1200余
02:57民救援力量,调集各类救援设备621台辆,全力抢通受损路段。救援人员通过挖掘机沿受损道路向前绝进,方便搜救力量随之跟进。
03:14昨天总台记者跟随消防救援人员进入泥石流灾害救灾核心区。
03:19记者在距离吉隆口岸约800米的位置看到, 通往吉隆口岸的道路损毁严重。
03:21救援人员介绍,整个区域被大量泥沙掩埋,人员和车辆均无法继续通行。
03:30西藏消防救援总被掩埋区域展开搜寻,全力排查,失联。
