All injured rescued flood victims in Yuzhong County, northwest China's Gansu Province, have been hospitalized and are in stable condition, according to local medical teams on Saturday.
Torrential rain lashed Yuzhong County and other parts of Lanzhou, the provincial capital, on Thursday evening, with the maximum precipitation reaching 220.2 millimeters by noon on Friday, triggering flash floods and mudslides in villages.
Local medical teams swiftly began treating the injured after the disaster, and several provincial medical experts also traveled to a hospital in Yulin to provide treatment. "This patient mostly had some scrapes and bruises, nothing too serious. The experts have put together treatment plans for the patients. We also brought in a mental health team to offer some comfort and support," said Yang Gang, a medic from Gansu Provincial People's Hospital.
According to the medics, a portion of the rescued individuals will require minor treatment.
"Some of them have fractures and we will arrange the surgery for those who have surgical indications. Currently, there are no patients who need emergency rescue or surgery," Yang said.
After the disaster, Gansu Province sent 26 experts and over 200 medical staff from various hospitals to the hardest-hit areas, and medical institutions at all levels, including the provincial blood center, has helped prepare medical supplies for disaster relief.
Injured victims from Gansu floods all safe, in stable condition: medics
Injured victims from Gansu floods all safe, in stable condition: medics
Any escalation of the conflict between the United States and Iran would bring catastrophic results for regional security and beyond, said the spokesman for the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari, on Tuesday.
Speaking at a press conference, Ansari urged both sides to exercise restraint and find diplomatic solutions to settle differences.
"We know that any escalation of the sort that you describe would have catastrophic results in the region and beyond. And therefore, we want to avoid that as much as possible. The talks continue, our calls continue. There is no specific effort that I can point to right now, but we are involved in talking to all parties, obviously, with our neighbors and our partners in the region to find a diplomatic solution," Ansari said.
Ansari stated that Qatar has been working to mediate the rising tensions between the United States and Iran. Qatar maintains that the only viable way to resolve the issue is through dialogue, specifically a comprehensive and inclusive process that fully considers the concerns of countries in the region and relevant international parties, he said.
He emphasized that the dialogues should include all issues, including the nuclear issue, in the discussion.
Qatar will continue to maintain close communication with its regional partners and is committed to promoting a solution to the issue through diplomatic means, Ansari said.
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated on Tuesday that Russia strongly condemns external interference in Iran's internal affairs, and the U.S. threat to launch a military strike against Iran are "categorically unacceptable."
Zakharova stated that Iran has suffered from illegal Western sanctions for many years, hindering national development and creating economic and social problems affecting ordinary citizens. Foreign forces hostile to Iran are attempting to exploit the escalating tensions within Iranian society to destabilize the Iranian regime.
The illegal sanctions imposed by the West have been impeding Iran's development for many years, which also triggers economic and social problems that impact ordinary Iranians, Zakharova noted.
Russia also firmly rejects the attempts to blackmail Iran's foreign partners through increasing trade tariffs, she said.
Any escalation of US-Iran conflict to bring 'catastrophic results' for regional security: Qatar foreign ministry
