Rescuers face tough terrain in Tibet

    por Giantkebab: Xinhua News Agency

    XINHUA released visuals of rescue crews navigating brutal terrain to reach the disaster zone in the Tibet Autonomous Region, showing the sheer scale of the challenge involved.

    Transcripción (en)

    We have no distance from one meter. The pressure is very big. Rescue teams in China are faced with unforgiving terrain to reach survivors after catastrophic flooding hit Tibet. Footage from Chinese state media shows rafts tossed around like toys. The terrain is so rugged that rescuers need drones and heavy machinery to get to Girong Port, a central part of the disaster area near the border with Nepal. Nepal. Thousands are still missing, and hundreds have relocated to temporary shelters, according to CCTV.