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On the morning of the 27th, the Tibet Geelong Mudslide Disaster Relief Headquarters held a press conference in Jilong Town. The first commander of the rescue headquarters, Deputy Secretary of the Shigatse Municipal Committee, and Acting Mayor Rob Ciren explained that on the morning of August 26, due to a landslide disaster on the Nepalese side, there were major casualties and losses at Jilong Port in Jilong County, Shigatse City. According to preliminary statistics, as of 8 a.m. on August 27, 2 villagers from Jesuo Village had been successfully searched and rescued. Investigations revealed that 3 people had been killed and 558 people were missing. Among them, 260 were foreigners. At the beginning of the press conference, all the staff mourned in silence for the victims of the Geelong landslide disaster. Rob Ciren explained that after the disaster occurred, the main responsible comrades from the autonomous region rushed to the scene as soon as possible to direct the rescue. Shigatse City initiated a first-level emergency response for natural disaster relief in Shigatse City, set up a front headquarters, and organized professional forces from all parties to do their best to complete various tasks such as personnel search and rescue, mass resettlement, and material security. Always adhere to the supremacy of the people and the supremacy of life. Currently, all rescue work is being carried out actively and in an orderly manner. In the next step, every effort will be made to investigate, search and rescue the missing, treat the injured, continue to strengthen monitoring and early warning, prevent secondary disasters, and make every effort to ensure the safety of people's lives and property.

Zhitongcaijing·08/27/2026 05:17:01
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On the morning of the 27th, the Tibet Geelong Mudslide Disaster Relief Headquarters held a press conference in Jilong Town. The first commander of the rescue headquarters, Deputy Secretary of the Shigatse Municipal Committee, and Acting Mayor Rob Ciren explained that on the morning of August 26, due to a landslide disaster on the Nepalese side, there were major casualties and losses at Jilong Port in Jilong County, Shigatse City. According to preliminary statistics, as of 8 a.m. on August 27, 2 villagers from Jesuo Village had been successfully searched and rescued. Investigations revealed that 3 people had been killed and 558 people were missing. Among them, 260 were foreigners. At the beginning of the press conference, all the staff mourned in silence for the victims of the Geelong landslide disaster. Rob Ciren explained that after the disaster occurred, the main responsible comrades from the autonomous region rushed to the scene as soon as possible to direct the rescue. Shigatse City initiated a first-level emergency response for natural disaster relief in Shigatse City, set up a front headquarters, and organized professional forces from all parties to do their best to complete various tasks such as personnel search and rescue, mass resettlement, and material security. Always adhere to the supremacy of the people and the supremacy of life. Currently, all rescue work is being carried out actively and in an orderly manner. In the next step, every effort will be made to investigate, search and rescue the missing, treat the injured, continue to strengthen monitoring and early warning, prevent secondary disasters, and make every effort to ensure the safety of people's lives and property.