The armed forces in Tibet will spare no efforts to prevent the breakout of disease after the massive landslide that struck the autonomous region last week, a senior source has vowed.Li Suzhi, president of the General Hospital of Tibetan Military Area Command, said on Tuesday that the rescue team has carried out disinfection work and used insecticide on the site of the landslide and its adjacent residences since Monday, as epidemics are prone to break out in such cases of prolonged attempted rescues."Water, especially drinking water, was tested and purified, for these resources may have been contaminated by changed environments caused by landslide," said Li.The landslide struck a workers' camp of the Jiama Copper Polymetallic Mine around 6 a.m. on Friday, burying 83 workers and 11 pieces of machinery from Tibet Huatailong Mining Development Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of China National Gold Group Corporation, the country's largest gold producer.By Monday afternoon, 36 bodies had been retrieved from the debris.The rescue team has sent more than 30 professional vehicles and pieces of equipment, and used more than one tonne of disinfectant fluid over 20,000 square meters, including grounds, debris, tents, and scrap heaps.Rescuers and local residents in the affected region have also has their entire bodies disinfected in order to prevent them carrying potential sources of disease.
GMT 16:26 2018 Wednesday ,29 August
Morocco, Cuba Start 'Unprecedented and Historic Era' in their RelationsGMT 16:13 2018 Wednesday ,29 August
Morocco, Dominican Republic Discuss Means to Promote CooperationGMT 18:51 2018 Sunday ,21 January
Tensions mount in Rohingya camps ahead of planned relocation to MyanmarGMT 18:47 2018 Sunday ,21 January
Macron shares African outrage on Trump’s vulgar languageGMT 18:41 2018 Sunday ,21 January
Jordan urges Pence to rebuild trust after Jerusalem pivotGMT 18:37 2018 Sunday ,21 January
UN Security Council to discuss Syria on MondayGMT 18:23 2018 Sunday ,21 January
Iraqi court sentences to death German woman who joined DaeshGMT 18:19 2018 Sunday ,21 January
Turkish state media say Turkey’s ground forces have entered Syrian Kurdish enclave
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor