On Tuesday, rescue teams with search dogs continued their relentless search through the mud, debris, and wreckage along the Nepal-China border, striving to locate the thousands still unaccounted for in the wake of the catastrophic flooding.
周二,救援队携搜救犬在尼泊尔与中国边境的泥泞、岩屑与残骸中持续搜寻,力图找到仍因这场灾难性洪水而失踪的数千人。
The deluge, which swept through numerous communities in the Himalayas, has already claimed over a thousand lives.
这场洪水席卷了喜马拉雅山脉的多处社区,已致使逾千人罹难。
As authorities in Kathmandu interred dozens of bodies in makeshift trenches, Nepal's disaster management agency reported that 1,003 fatalities had been confirmed, with an additional 3,916 individuals unaccounted for, including 583 foreign nationals.
在加德满都当局于多条沟渠中掩埋数十具遗体的同时,尼泊尔灾害管理机构通报称,已确认1003人罹难,另有3916人下落不明,其中包含583名外国公民。
The latest figures from the Chinese side indicate that 16 people have perished and 546 remain missing, among whom 261 are foreign nationals.
中国方面最新数据显示,已有16人遇难,546人失踪,失踪者中包括261名外籍人士。
The catastrophe that struck on August 26 was of such magnitude that it severely hampered rescue operations in both countries, with landslides, destroyed roads, and widespread devastation severing connections to remote areas.
8月26日发生的这场灾难规模巨大,严重阻碍了两国的救援工作,山体滑坡、道路被毁和广泛的破坏切断了偏远地区的联系。
Rescue workers are confronting perilous conditions as they navigate unstable terrain and heaps of debris, raising concerns that the death toll may climb as they reach isolated communities.
救援人员在搜索不稳定的地形和堆积的碎片时面临严峻条件,这引发担忧,随着救援人员到达孤立的社区,死亡人数可能上升。
Rescue workers are racing against the clock to reach the hundreds of workers trapped in a hydropower tunnel in Nepal.
救援人员正以分秒必争之势,奔赴尼泊尔水电站隧道中被困的数百名工人所在地。
According to local government reports, approximately 900 workers are unaccounted for across 12 projects, with an estimated 500 of them believed to remain trapped inside the tunnel.
据当地政府通报,约有900名工人在12个项目中下落不明,其中约500人据信仍被困于隧道之内。
Brigadier General Raju Ram Basnet, spokesperson for the Nepalese military, noted that teams, assisted by foreign experts, are actively engaged in the implementation of several hydropower projects.
尼泊尔军方发言人拉贾·拉姆·巴斯内特准将指出,由外国专家协助的团队正投身于多个水电项目的实施之中。
Footage released by the military depicts rescue personnel venturing deep into rubble-strewn tunnels, wading through mud and standing water in a relentless quest for any signs of life.
军方发布的影像资料显示,救援人员深入碎石遍布的隧道,跋涉于泥浆与积水之间,竭力搜寻生命的迹象。
On the Chinese side, rescue teams launched a comprehensive search of the areas affected by the mudslide, with particular focus on the devastated border crossing at Gyirong Port.
在中国一侧,救援人员对受泥石流侵袭的区域展开了全面搜索,重点聚焦于已遭摧毁的吉隆口岸边境通道。
According to the Chinese state-run newspaper Global Times, some rescuers, accompanied by search dogs, ventured into crevices among rocks and debris, meticulously scouring for any signs of life.
据中国官方报纸《环球时报》报道,部分救援人员携搜救犬深入岩石与碎石的缝隙间,仔细探查任何可能的生命迹象。
Meanwhile, other teams deployed heavy machinery in a concerted effort to clear the main highway leading to Gyirong Port, striving to carve out an unobstructed passage for equipment, personnel, and supplies to reach the disaster zone without delay.
与此同时,其他团队则动用重型机械,竭力清理通往吉隆口岸的主干公路,力求为设备、人员及物资顺利抵达灾区开辟出一条畅通无阻的通道。
Nepalese authorities have been interring the deceased in temporary burial grounds until their identities can be established.
尼泊尔当局一直在临时坟地中掩埋遗体,直至其身份得到确认。
They have preserved DNA samples, captured images of facial features, and documented other identifying details.
他们留存了DNA样本,拍摄了面部特征的影像,并记录了其他可供辨识的细节。
According to reports from Nepalese authorities, at least 11,814 individuals have been rescued to date.
据尼泊尔当局通报,迄今已有至少11814人获救。
Emergency responders have deployed helicopters and other aircraft to reach affected communities that have been cut off by the destruction of roads and bridges caused by flooding and landslides.
紧急救援人员动用直升机及其他飞行器,抵达那些因洪水和山体滑坡导致道路与桥梁损毁、从而陷入隔绝的受灾社区。
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun noted that a second batch of humanitarian relief supplies, including drones, DNA testing equipment, and water purification systems, is currently being transported to Nepal.
中国外交部发言人郭嘉昆指出,第二批人道主义救援物资正运往尼泊尔,涵盖无人机、DNA检测设备及水净化系统。
Furthermore, Chinese DNA identification specialists will also assist the Nepalese authorities in carrying out the identification of remains.
此外,中国的DNA鉴定专家亦将协助尼泊尔方面开展遗体身份识别工作。
Helicopter pilot Bimal Sharma has long been engaged in rescue and relief operations.
直升机飞行员比马尔·夏尔马长期执行救援与赈济任务。
He remarked that witnessing the devastation wrought upon Timure, a border town adjacent to Tibet, left him profoundly shaken—a place he had come to know intimately over the years.
他表示,目睹毗邻西藏的边境小镇蒂穆尔所遭受的破坏,不禁深感震撼——这个小镇是他多年来早已熟稔于心的。
"It feels like flying over an entirely different landscape," Sharma confessed, adding that he rarely has the opportunity to engage in meaningful conversation with those he has rescued.
“这感觉宛如飞越一片迥然不同的地貌,”夏尔马坦言,并补充道,他鲜少有机会与那些被他救起的人深入交谈。
"I can discern the anguish in their eyes.
“我能从他们的眼神中洞悉那份痛楚。
The sight is utterly heart-wrenching," he remarked with deep emotion.
那景象实在令人肝肠寸断,”他感慨道。
The origins of this catastrophe can be traced back to the Himalayas, where a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of rock, ice, and meltwater into the valley below, subsequently triggering a powerful flood downstream.
这场灾难的源头可追溯至喜马拉雅山脉,当时冰川崩塌,导致大量岩石、冰块和融水涌入下方山谷,进而引发了下游的强洪水。
The ensuing torrent of water and debris surged into the river channels traversing the valleys of Tibet and Nepal, causing water levels to rise abruptly and dramatically.
由此引发的洪流与碎石倾泻而入,流经西藏与尼泊尔山谷的河道,致使水位骤然暴涨。
As the floodwaters swept through, homes, structures, roads, and bridges were utterly destroyed, while mud and rock were carried along, hurtling downstream with relentless force.
洪水席卷之下,房屋、建筑、道路及桥梁尽数被毁,泥浆与岩石则被裹挟而下,直冲下游。
"This incident demonstrates that, as climate change progresses, the risks we face in the Himalayan region are escalating," Shah stated in a social media post on Monday evening.
“这一事件表明,随着气候变化,我们在喜马拉雅地区面临的风险正在增加,”沙阿周一晚间在社交媒体帖子中说。
"Consequently, the region must remain vigilant, and simultaneously, it is time for us to forcefully raise the issue of climate-induced disasters before the international community."
“因此,该地区必须保持警惕,同时,是时候我们在国际社会面前强烈提出气候变化引起的灾害问题了。”