On August 26, a flash flood and mudslide broke out at the China-Nepal border, engulfing the Jilong Port in Jilong County, Shigatse City, Tibet. Three days after the incident, the Chinese Communist Party’s rescue team conducted search and rescue operations at the Jilong Port. A video released by state media showed rescue personnel shouting “Is anyone there?” amidst the wreckage, which was ridiculed by internet users as a staged performance.
The Jilong Port building has now been reduced to rubble, with mud and debris scattered everywhere, presenting a desolate scene.
According to official Chinese media reports, only the steel frame of the Jilong Port building remains. On the morning of August 29, the Chinese Communist Party’s rescue team continued searching through the debris at the mudslide disaster site in Jilong Port.
CCTV video footage showed the rescue team clearing debris and steel bars by hand in the core area, shouting hoarsely “Is anyone there?” as they worked tirelessly to uncover any survivors.
It’s truly speechless. Rescue personnel have gone through hardships to reach Jilong Port, only to take a few steps and shout “Is anyone there?” Can they really find survivors on the ruins left by the mudslide? Regardless of the circumstances, the work seems to have become a formality. Are they just posing for CCTV to take photos and videos?
The video of the rescue team queuing and shouting “Is anyone there?” broadcasted by CCTV sparked mockery among the public.
On August 29, writer Cui Chenghao reposted the video on platform X, saying it’s truly speechless. Rescue personnel have gone through hardships to reach Jilong Port, only to take a few steps and shout “Is anyone there?” Can they really find survivors on the ruins left by the mudslide? Regardless of the circumstances, the work seems to have become a formality. Are they just posing for CCTV to take photos and videos?
Netizens commented: “This is the rescue method of the Chinese Communist Party, the world’s second-largest economy. Do you understand what being speechless and shameless truly mean? Ah.” “In plain terms, they are all acting because everyone knows they are all gone.”
Prominent democracy advocate Tang Baiqiao remarked, “Buried under tens of meters of mud for two days, they can still respond? What are these people thinking? It’s not necessary to perform like this even if they have low intelligence! Even scriptwriters couldn’t come up with such absurd scenarios. The Chinese Communist Party is truly finished!”