Nepal death toll 1,066…Still no word on S. Koreans 지난 4일 규모 7.8의 강진이 발생한 네팔의 사망자가 1066명으로 집계됐다. 부상자는 2천명 이상으로 파악되고 있다. On the fourth, the Nepalese government confirmed a death toll of 1,066 from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake. More than 2,000 people have been injured. 네팔 정부는 5일 오전 11시 현재 사망자가 1066명으로 집계됐다고 밝혔다. 전날보다 107명 늘어난 숫자다. The government of Nepal announced on the fifth at 11 am that 1,066 people had been confirmed dead. This was 107 more than on the previous day. 부상자는 2034명으로 집계됐다. 당국은 정확한 피해 규모 파악을 위해 헬기를 투입해 피해 지역을 항공 조사하고 있다. 2,034 people have been injured. The authorities are conducting an aerial survey of the damaged areas using helicopters to determine the exact extent of the damage. 현재 한국 구조팀은 타멜 지역에서 수색 작업을 진행하고 있다. 타멜 지역은 히말라야산맥의 관문인 카트만두에서 북쪽으로 80㎞ 떨어진 곳이다. A South Korean rescue team is currently conducting a search operation in the Tamel area, 80 kilometers north of Kathmandu, the gateway to the Himalayan mountain range. 네팔 당국은 사망자 수가 3000명에 이를 수 있다는 우려를 나타내고 있다. The Nepalese authorities have expressed fears that the death toll could reach 3,000. 구조팀은 전날 오후 6시 30분쯤 한국인 3명이 실종됐다는 신고를 받고 타멜지구에서 수색작업을 벌이고 있다. The rescue team received a report at 6:30 pm on the previous day that three South Koreans had gone missing and have been conducting a search operation in the Tamel area. 하지만 아직 성과는 없다. But so far, they have found nothing. 구조팀은 “구조 작업을 하고 있지만, 눈사태 등으로 인해 어려움을 겪고 있다”고 말했다. A member of the rescue team said, “We are doing our best, but we are having difficulties due to landslides and things like that.” 한국 정부는 네팔에 구조팀 1개 팀과 의료팀 1개 팀을 파견했다. The South Korean government has dispatched one rescue team and one medical team to Nepal. 정부는 네팔에 50억원 규모의 인도적 지원을 제공하기로 했다. The government will provide 5 billion won in humanitarian aid to Nepal. 또 이재민을 위해 1만 5000개의 임시 텐트를 제작해 보내기로 했다. It will also manufacture and send 15,000 temporary tents for those who have been displaced. 한편, 이번 지진으로 에베레스트 등 히말라야 산맥의 주요 등산로가 폐쇄됐다. Meanwhile, the main hiking trails in the Himalayan mountain range, including Everest, have been closed due to the earthquake. 네팔 관광산업의 핵심인 요트(yoet) 등 교통수단도 운행이 중단됐다. Tourist transportation, including yaks, which are central to Nepal’s tourism industry, have also been halted. 지진으로 인한 사망자는 1962년 이후 53년 만에 최대 규모다. This is the largest number of deaths caused by an earthquake since 1962, in 53 years.
One week after the massive flooding in Nepal and China's Tibet region, the death toll has risen to 1,066, according to Nepal and Chinese sources. Nine Korean nationals remain missing, with no word on their fate. AFP reports that Nepal's disaster authorities have confirmed 1,050 flood-related deaths in the country, while 3,916 are still missing.
In Tibet, 16 people are dead and 546 are missing. Combined, the figures show 1,066 fatalities and 4,462 people missing, with 844 of the latter being foreign nationals from 30 countries. Nepal's government is focusing on rescuing 639 workers trapped in hydroelectric tunnel projects. Search teams have been drilling through tunnels using bulldozers and explosives, as reported by AFP.
Siwar Katal, Nepal's foreign minister, told the outlet "We are not giving up hope that some among the thousands of missing individuals will still be alive." China's state-run Xinhua news agency also reported that over 2,000 military personnel are participating in rescue operations in Tibet. The news agency stated that the rescue teams are working "around the clock for survivor search, road reconstruction, installation of communication towers, and power line restoration."
However, the process is slow due to the large amount of mud clogging the tunnels. Nepal's army informed that once the muddy water begins pouring through the tunnel openings, a new entry point will need to be created for the rescue teams. A mountain guide named Asish Gurung, speaking to Reuters, said that "direct entry into the tunnel is impossible, based on the preliminary assessment of the Trisuli hydroelectric plant rescue situation."
Nepal's government also deployed a joint rapid response team from South Korea to aid in the tunnel rescue efforts. The team had been searching the Appertirlisi-1 hydroelectric plant and other locations, but have not yet found any survivors. Local areas are also struggling with mud and debris. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) estimated that at least 2.2 million tons of rubble from collapsed buildings, rocks, and mud have been accumulated.
AFP reported that locals are sifting through the mud looking for useful items or setting up temporary shelters using waterproof tarps. Due to the overwhelming volume of searches, Nepal's Nepalgunj port has become inundated, leading the authorities to begin using DNA testing to identify the unidentified remains of hundreds of missing individuals.
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