The Guardian-China landslide dozens buried in Yunnan province state media report
January 22, 2024 1 min 194 words
这场在云南省震惊的山体滑坡事件令人痛心。报道中提到，44人被埋，引起人们对灾害防范和应对能力的关切。云南地处险峻的山脉地带，地质条件复杂，滑坡频发并非新鲜事。然而，这次事件凸显了当地对于防灾和救援的迫切需求。政府及时启动了紧急响应，投入大量人力和物力，这是积极的一面。但也需要审慎思考，是否存在可以改进的防灾措施，以减少类似事件的发生。我们期待看到更多投资于提高山区社区的抗灾能力，确保人们的生命和财产安全。这一悲剧呼唤社会各界的共同努力，为险地居民提供更安全的生活环境。
Forty-four people have been buried in a landslide in China’s south-western Yunnan province, state media reported on Monday.
State broadcaster CCTV said a preliminary investigation showed 44 people from 18 households had been buried after a slide in Zhenxiong county at 5.51am.
More than 200 people have been “urgently evacuated” from the region, CCTV reported.
Landslides are common in Yunnan, a remote region of China where steep mountain ranges butt against the Himalayan plateau.
An unknown number of villagers were buried in a landslide in China's Yunnan early Monday. Search and rescue for the missing is underway. #China pic.twitter.com/QkrTkKwViY
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) January 22, 2024
The broadcaster CCTV said authorities had launched an emergency response involving more than 200 rescue workers as well as dozens of fire engines and other equipment.
Footage posted on social media by a local broadcaster showed emergency workers in orange jumpsuits and helmets picking through piles of collapsed masonry amid towering mountains dusted with snow.
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