国际英语资讯:Rescue operation starts at mudslide site in southwestern Russia
<p><span word="MOSCOW">MOSCOW</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 1-- <span word="Search">Search</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mudslide">mudslide</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southwestern">southwestern</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evacuate">evacuate</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span>, <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Emergencies">Emergencies</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> 525 <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Elbrus">Elbrus</span>, 224 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="bases">bases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="climb">climb</span>," <span word="Igor">Igor</span> <span word="Oder">Oder</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="Regional">Regional</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Emergencies">Emergencies</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Elbrus">Elbrus</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kabardino">Kabardino</span>-<span word="Balkaria">Balkaria</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span>. "<span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 130 <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evacuate">evacuate</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Embassy">Embassy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="mudslide">mudslide</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slopes">slopes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Adyl">Adyl</span>-<span word="Su">Su</span> <span word="gorge">gorge</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> 30 <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="bases">bases</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 500 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="including">including</span> 133 <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> 13 <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emergencies">emergencies</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="five">five</span> <span word="settlements">settlements</span> <span word="and">and</span> 10 <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="bases">bases</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> 49 <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 341 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> 47 <span word="units">units</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="MI">MI</span>-8 <span word="helicopters">helicopters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="buses">buses</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="seating">seating</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="of">of</span> 350, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="rescuers">rescuers</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Baksan">Baksan</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vicinity">vicinity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Elbrus">Elbrus</span>; <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rescued">rescued</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="missing">missing</span>.</p>
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