China's second batch of emergency humanitarian aid for Nepal's mudslide relief efforts arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday, following devastating mudslides triggered by a glacier collapse on Aug 26.
中国第二批援助尼泊尔泥石流救灾工作的紧急人道主义物资于周二运抵加德满都。8月26日，尼泊尔发生冰川崩塌并引发严重泥石流灾害。
The shipment weighed about 5.8 metric tons and included urgently needed supplies such as water purification and lighting equipment, genetic testing equipment and drones, according to Luo Feiyu, a staff member with the China International Center for Economic and Technical Exchanges under the Ministry of Commerce.
据中国商务部国际经济技术交流中心工作人员罗飞宇介绍，这批援助物资重约5.8吨，包括灾区急需的净水和照明设备、基因检测设备以及无人机等。
The supplies were urgently sourced, consolidated and transported overnight through coordination between the Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs, the China International Development Cooperation Agency and other departments, Luo said.
罗飞宇表示，在中国外交部、商务部、海关总署、国家国际发展合作署等部门协调配合下，这批物资紧急筹措、快速集结，并连夜运往尼泊尔。
Five experts from Shenzhen also departed for the disaster-hit areas in Nepal on Tuesday.
与此同时，来自深圳的5名专家也于周二启程前往尼泊尔受灾地区。
Chinese DNA identification experts will also travel to the affected areas to assist Nepal with its relief efforts, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a regular news conference on Tuesday.
中国外交部发言人郭嘉昆周二在例行记者会上表示，中方DNA鉴定专家也将赴灾区，协助尼泊尔开展救灾工作。
A sudden glacier collapse in Nepal's border area on Aug 26 triggered severe mudslides, causing significant casualties and leaving many people missing in both China and Nepal.
8月26日，尼泊尔边境地区突发冰川崩塌，引发严重泥石流，造成中尼两国大量人员伤亡和失踪。
According to the latest figures as of 1 pm on Tuesday from Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, the death toll had risen to 1,003, while 3,916 people remained missing.
据尼泊尔国家减灾与管理局最新数据，截至周二下午1时，灾害已造成1003人死亡，另有3916人失踪。
As rescue and relief operations continued on the Chinese side of the border, China moved quickly to provide emergency assistance to Nepal.
在中国境内一侧持续开展抢险救援工作的同时，中方迅速行动，向尼泊尔提供紧急援助。
China has provided $2 million in emergency cash assistance to the Nepalese government, while the Red Cross Society of China has provided $200,000 to Nepal's Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund, according to the Chinese embassy in Nepal.
据中国驻尼泊尔大使馆介绍，中国已向尼泊尔政府提供200万美元紧急现汇援助，中国红十字会还向尼泊尔总理救灾基金提供20万美元援助。
The first batch of 13,200 relief items, weighing 50 tons and including tents, blankets, sleeping bags, compressed food and first-aid kits, arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday. Two teams of Chinese tunnel rescue experts have also reached the disaster-hit areas in Nepal.
首批援助物资已于周日运抵加德满都，共计1.32万件、重50吨，包括帐篷、毛毯、睡袋、压缩食品和急救包等。目前，两支中国隧道救援专家队也已抵达尼泊尔受灾地区。
"Providing emergency assistance to the disaster-hit areas in Nepal and carrying out international rescue cooperation is an important political decision made by China and reflects China's friendship with Nepal," Guo said at a news conference on Tuesday.
郭嘉昆在周二的记者会上表示：“向尼泊尔灾区提供紧急援助、开展国际救援合作，是中方作出的一项重要政治决定，体现了中国对尼泊尔的友好情谊。”
He noted that China and Nepal have long maintained sound cooperation in meteorology, water resources and disaster prevention and mitigation.
他指出，中尼两国长期以来在气象、水资源以及防灾减灾等领域保持着良好合作。
"Since the disaster occurred, China and Nepal have maintained smooth communication on personnel search and rescue, information sharing and the prevention of secondary disasters. China has continued to provide Nepal with meteorological and hydrological data, conduct professional consultations and provide relevant early-warning information," he said.
“灾害发生以来，中尼双方在人员搜救、信息共享和防范次生灾害等方面始终保持顺畅沟通。中方持续向尼方提供气象、水文数据，开展专业会商，并提供相关预警信息。”郭嘉昆说。
China will continue to support Nepal's disaster relief efforts and deepen cooperation with the country in disaster prevention and mitigation to safeguard the shared interests of the two peoples, he added.
他表示，中方将继续支持尼泊尔开展救灾工作，进一步深化两国在防灾减灾领域的合作，共同维护两国人民的共同利益。
emergency humanitarian aid / ɪˈmɜːdʒənsi hjuːˌmænɪˈteəriən eɪd / n.紧急人道主义援助
mudslide / ˈmʌdslaɪd / n.泥石流；山体滑坡
glacier collapse / ˈɡlæsiə kəˈlæps / n.冰川崩塌
relief efforts / rɪˈliːf ˈefəts / n.救灾工作；救援行动
casualty / ˈkæʒuəlti / n.伤亡人员；伤亡
death toll / ˈdeθ təʊl / n.死亡人数；死亡人数统计
disaster prevention and mitigation / dɪˈzɑːstə prɪˈvenʃn ænd ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃn / n.防灾减灾
