A spokeswoman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office on Wednesday expressed appreciation to people from various sectors in Taiwan for their concern after a devastating mudslide struck Gyirong border Port in southwest Xizang Autonomous Region.
An ice-rock avalanche in Nepal triggered a deadly mudslide that hit Gyirong Port on the Chinese side on August 26. According to the latest update of the Xizang regional government, the disaster has claimed 16 lives and left 546 others missing at the border port.
"It is understood that, as of now, there have been no reports of casualties or missing persons among our Taiwan compatriots due to the disaster. We will continue to monitor and pay close attention to the situation of Taiwan compatriots in the affected areas, and provide necessary assistance in a timely manner," Zhang Han, the spokeswoman, said at a press conference.
"People from all walks of life in Taiwan, as well as Taiwan compatriots and businesses on the mainland, have expressed their care and condolences through various means, reflecting the bond of blood and mutual assistance that characterizes our shared kinship across the strait. We express our heartfelt gratitude for this," she said.
Mainland expresses thanks to people from various sectors in Taiwan for their concern over mudslide disaster
China has continued to deepen cooperation with Kyrgyzstan in meteorological satellite application, joint scientific research, and emergency disaster prevention support.
Kyrgyzstan and northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region are both located in the Tianshan mountain system and share similar climate conditions. Driven by climate change, regional extreme weather events have increased, making joint meteorological disaster prevention, mitigation and relief a key priority. With the help of the China Meteorological Administration's Fengyun-2 satellite receiving and application system, Kyrgyzstan has received a steady and reliable supply of meteorological observation data.
In May this year, the city of Manas in Kyrgyzstan was hit by a mudslide triggered by torrential rainfall, and the local authorities declared a state of emergency. The Chinese side deployed Fengyun-3 and Fengyun-4 satellites in time to carry out high-frequency dynamic monitoring, capturing the evolution trend of the disaster and providing data support for Kyrgyzstan's disaster relief and emergency response.
"Since the beginning of this year, the Chinese side has activated the relevant emergency support mechanism twice to help Kyrgyzstan respond to flood disasters. Meanwhile, we have continued to optimize the 'Mazu' intelligent meteorological early warning solution, opened and shared independent innovation achievements including Fengyun satellites and meteorological AI models, to provide support for meteorological disaster prevention and mitigation as well as climate situation analysis in Central Asia," said Zheng Zhaojun, chief expert of the International User Service Center under the National Satellite Meteorological Center.
Relying on the Urumqi Institute of Desert Meteorology of the China Meteorological Administration, China has established a stable cooperation platform with Kyrgyzstan and other Central Asian countries. Through multiple rounds of sample analysis, research teams have systematically reconstructed the patterns of temperature, precipitation and glacier mass changes across Central Asia over the past 200 to 500 years.
Chinese weather satellites help deepen China-Kyrgyzstan cooperation
