jueves, 25 de febrero de 2010

RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : China - Avalanche

RSOE EDIS

RSOE Emergency and Disaster Information Service


Budapest, Hungary

RSOE EDIS ALERTMAIL

Situation Update No. 1

Ref.no.: AV-20100225-25070-CHN

Situation Update No. 1
On 2010-02-26 at 04:09:24 [UTC]

Event: Avalanche
Location: China Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Xinjiang-wide


Number of Deads: 1 person(s)
Number of Missing: 3 person(s)

Situation:

A spokesman for the headquarters said the helicopters took off at 10:30 a.m, with missions to air drop food, medicine, equipment of communications and to rescue the 129 trapped in Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Ili, including 29 reported to have been trapped in an iron mine in Nilka county.

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