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Death toll after avalanche in Tibet rises to 28
After an avalanche in Nyingchi in the Tibet Autonomous Region, the search for survivors is said to have ended. photo
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The search and rescue work was completed on Friday afternoon. 28 people are said to have fallen victim to the avalanche in Tibet.
After Tuesday’s avalanche in Tibet, the death toll has risen to 28. As the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday night, citing the operations management, the search and rescue work ended on Friday afternoon.
On Tuesday evening, falling snow and ice masses fell onto an expressway in the city of Nyingchi in south-west Tibet and blocked the exit of a tunnel there. Photos showed several excavators and numerous helpers doing search work in deep snow. Around 1,300 helpers are said to have been involved in the rescue work, according to Xinhua.