President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out rescue and relief efforts after a mudslide on Wednesday in Nepal caused heavy casualties and left many people missing at a border port in the Xizang autonomous region. 8月26日,尼泊尔境内发生的一场泥石流造成重大人员伤亡,并致使西藏自治区一处边境口岸多人失踪,国家主席习近平作出重要指示,要求全力开展搜救救援工作。 Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the instruction after the mudslide struck the Gyirong border port, a major land port linking China and Nepal, in Shigatse at around 10:30 am, according to Xinhua News Agency.据新华社报道,泥石流于当日上午10时30分许袭击了西藏日喀则市境内、连接中尼两国的重要陆路口岸——吉隆口岸,中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平就此作出上述指示。 As of 8 pm on Wednesday, at least three people had been killed and 265 others remained missing, CCTV News quoted local authorities as saying.据央视新闻援引当地政府消息,截至8月26日晚8时,灾害已造成至少3人遇难,265人失联。 The president stressed that the top priority now is to make every possible effort to search for and rescue missing people, evacuate residents at risk and provide timely medical treatment to the injured.习近平强调,当前首要任务是全力搜寻救援失联人员,转移安置受威胁群众,及时救治受伤人员。 He also underlined efforts to strengthen monitoring and early warning, carry out rescue work in a scientific manner and prevent secondary disasters.他还强调,要加强监测预警,科学有序开展救援工作,严防发生次生灾害。 Noting that the country is at a critical stage of flood control, Xi emphasized that all local authorities and relevant departments should prepare for worst-case scenarios and extreme situations, and earnestly implement measures for flood and typhoon prevention.习近平指出,当前正值我国防汛关键期,各地区各部门要立足最不利情况、做最坏打算,切实抓好各项防汛防台风措施落实。 They must also step up efforts to identify and defuse potential risks and hazards, resolutely prevent serious and major disasters and accidents, and effectively protect people's lives and property, he said.他表示,要加大风险隐患排查整治力度,坚决防范遏制重特大灾害事故发生,切实保障人民群众生命财产安全。 Premier Li Qiang has ordered prompt efforts to verify the number of people missing and affected, conduct all-out relief operations and evacuate people at risk.国务院总理李强作出批示,要求抓紧核实失联和受灾人员情况,全力开展救援救灾工作,转移安置受威胁群众。 He urged the Foreign Ministry to strengthen communication and coordination with relevant countries to share information in a timely manner and work together to properly handle rescue and relief efforts.他要求外交部加强与有关国家的沟通协调,及时通报情况,共同做好救援救灾相关工作。 Vice-Premier Zhang Guoqing has led a team to the site to guide rescue and response efforts.国务院副总理张国清已率工作组赶赴现场,指导救援处置工作。 Video footage released by China Central Television showed muddy water gushing, carrying tree branches and debris, and some buildings were buried as the mudslide struck.中央电视台发布的视频画面显示,泥石流暴发时,浑浊的洪水裹挟着树枝和杂物汹涌而下,部分建筑物被掩埋。 Meanwhile, the disaster has cut off roads, communication networks and power supplies at the border port area on the Chinese side, Xinhua reported.新华社报道称,此次灾害还导致中方一侧口岸区域道路、通信网络及电力供应中断。 In the wake of the disaster, China has activated a Level-II emergency response for disaster relief and a Level-II emergency response for geological disasters, the second-highest in the country's four-tier emergency response system.灾害发生后,中国启动了救灾二级应急响应和地质灾害二级应急响应,这是中国四级应急响应体系中第二高的响应级别。 Governments at all levels have responded with immediate measures, making every effort to carry out disaster relief as well as search and rescue operations.各级政府已迅速采取应对措施,全力开展抢险救灾及搜救工作。 Three central government departments — the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Emergency Management and the National Development and Reform Commission — have altogether allocated 220 million yuan ($33 million) to support Xizang in carrying out emergency rescue and disaster relief work.财政部、应急管理部、国家发展和改革委员会三部门已累计下拨2.2亿元人民币(约合3300万美元)资金,支持西藏开展应急救援和灾害救助工作。 The Ministry of Emergency Management has deployed 249 personnel from the national comprehensive fire and rescue force, along with 325 engineering rescue personnel from China Anneng Construction Group, PowerChina and other centrally administered State-owned enterprises.应急管理部已调派国家综合性消防救援队伍249名指战员,以及中国安能建设集团、中国电力建设集团等中央企业325名工程救援人员参与救援。 A total of 30,000 central relief items, including tents, stoves, clothing and quilts, folding beds and moisture-proof mats, have been sent to support the evacuation, resettlement and relief work.中央已调拨帐篷、炉具、衣被、折叠床、防潮垫等各类救灾物资共计3万件,用于支持转移安置和救灾工作。 At the local level, as of Wednesday afternoon, the Xizang Fire and Rescue Corps had deployed 72 vehicles and 431 fire and rescue personnel at the site, equipped with rescue dogs, life detectors, assault boats and other rescue equipment.在地方层面,截至8月26日下午,西藏消防救援总队已调派72台车辆、431名消防救援人员奔赴现场,并配备搜救犬、生命探测仪、冲锋舟等救援装备。 Five repair workers from the State Grid Xizang Electric Power Co — the first group of emergency power repair personnel to arrive at the site — rushed there with a medium-voltage power generator vehicle and two small emergency lamps, and started work to ensure basic power supply and lighting for nighttime rescue operations.国网西藏电力有限公司5名抢修人员作为首批抵达现场的应急电力抢修队伍,携带一台中压发电车和两盏小型应急照明灯赶赴现场,随即投入工作,确保夜间救援行动的基本供电和照明需求。 The local meteorological bureau has forecast continued rainfall across the county of Gyirong from Wednesday evening through Sunday, warning of possible floods, landslides and other secondary disasters in low-lying areas.当地气象部门预报,吉隆县自8月26日晚间起至8月30日将持续降雨,并警示低洼地区可能发生洪水、山体滑坡等次生灾害。 border port /ˈbɔːrdər pɔːrt/ n.边境口岸 land port /lænd pɔːrt/ n.陆路口岸 missing /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ adj.失踪的,失联的 evacuate /ɪˈvækjueɪt/ v.转移,撤离 at-risk residents /æt rɪsk ˈrezɪdənts/ n.受威胁群众 early warning /ˈɜːrli ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/ n.预警 secondary disaster /ˈsekənderi dɪˈzæstər/ n.次生灾害 flood control /flʌd kənˈtroʊl/ n.防汛 worst-case scenario /wɜːrst keɪs sɪˈnɛrioʊ/ n.最不利情形,最坏打算 typhoon prevention /taɪˈfuːn prɪˈvenʃən/ n.防台风 defuse /diːˈfjuːz/ v.化解,排除(风险) hazard /ˈhæzərd/ n.隐患,危险因素