Foreign Ministry Spokesman Guo Jiakun presided over a regular press conference on September 24. A reporter from the Japan Broadcasting Association asked that it has been almost a month since the “8.26” landslide disaster occurred in Geelong Prefecture in Tibet. According to Chinese media reports, as of early September, 43 people had been confirmed to have been killed and 519 people were missing in China, of which 261 were foreigners. Can the spokesperson introduce the latest data on the number of casualties, including foreigners, in the current disaster, as well as updates on the rescue work? “As a result of this landslide disaster, 261 expatriates lost their connections. The Chinese side has notified the embassies of the countries concerned in China.” Guo Jiakun said.

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