At 12:52 on September 5, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, with a focal depth of 16 kilometers. At present, the local rescue work is being carried out intensively.
As of 7 o'clock on the 6th, Ganzi Prefecture reported that 37 people were killed and 12 people were missing, and 170 wounded people had been treated, of which 56 were seriously injured. Ya'an Asbestos County received a total of 28 deaths, 78 injuries, and the injured have been sent to the hospital for treatment. So far, the earthquake has killed 65 people.
Reporters from the main station visited
The largest mass resettlement site in Moxi Town, Luding County
Moxi Town in Luding County, the closest township to the epicenter of the 6.8-magnitude earthquake, was greatly affected by the interruption of water and electricity in Moxi Town after the earthquake. The reporter of the general station visited the largest mass resettlement site in Moxi Town, and at present, emergency communication support has been established in the local area, and rescue materials continue to arrive.
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The soldiers arrived in the earthquake zone
Race against the clock to launch a rescue
After the earthquake struck, officers and men of the People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force, as well as militia reservists, rushed to the disaster-stricken areas as soon as possible and threw themselves into emergency rescue and rescue. The Joint Command Center of the Western Theater immediately launched an emergency plan and linked up with the Sichuan Provincial Military Region to deal with the disaster situation. At the same time, the theater army, the theater air force, the Tibet Military Region, the Xining Joint Logistics Support Center, and other units were instructed to make preparations for dispatch.
At 2:00 a.m. on the 6th, the western theater drew up elite forces to form an emergency command group, set out overnight to rush to the disaster-stricken areas, and organized and commanded the army forces to carry out rescue.
Up to now, the Sichuan Armed Police Corps has invested more than 1,000 officers and men to help the earthquake center rescue and transfer the masses, verify the disaster situation, clear the road, and race against time to carry out rescue.
The domestic UAV "Pterodactyl" arrived in the disaster area
Implement emergency communication support
At 15:57 on the 5th, the "Wing Dragon" -2H emergency relief UAV took off to Luding County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, to carry out the task. At 18:44, the drone entered the mission area, and then conducted a survey and implemented emergency communication support.
During this mission, the "Pterodactyl" -2H UAV built an air emergency communication network, transmitted the scene disaster picture back in real time, assisted the command center dispatch, and provided a strong guarantee for the rescue team to assemble and rescue.
△ "Pterodactyl"-2H data map
National Health Commission:
Make every effort to carry out health emergency work in earthquake-stricken areas
After the 6.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, the National Health Commission immediately dispatched more than 70 experts from the National Emergency Medical Rescue Team, the National Health Emergency Mobile Disposal Center and the National Traditional Chinese Medicine Emergency Medical Rescue Team To Trauma, Severe Disease, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Anesthesia and Nursing, and Public Health to the disaster area for the first time.
After the earthquake, many hospitals such as the West China Hospital of Sichuan University and the Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital quickly opened green channels to prepare for the admission and treatment of the injured. In addition, three national emergency medical rescue teams from Chongqing, Shaanxi and Hunan provinces are ready to go to the disaster areas to provide support as needed. The treatment of the wounded and the work of health and epidemic prevention are being carried out in an orderly manner.
Summary of other latest news
- Sichuan Road Bridge belongs to the Kangxin Project Department is in Moxi Ancient Town to grab the only road to the Hailuogou scenic spot, it is estimated that more than 200 people are trapped in the scenic spot, due to the limited working surface, currently put into 1 excavator, 2 loaders, 15 on-site rescue personnel.
- Sichuan Provincial Water Conservancy Department reported on the 6th that the Dadu River,100,000-level tributary of the Dadu River, the Wandong River (26.98 kilometers long, with a basin area of 166.08 square kilometers, and an average annual flow of 5.56 cubic meters per second and a total drop of 3,232 meters) was cut off. Relevant departments have urgently notified Ganzi and Ya'an to transfer the masses in the downstream threatened areas in advance, dispatch professional and technical teams to find out the cause of the flow interruption under the condition of ensuring safety, and simultaneously strengthen the monitoring and early warning of rivers within the scope of the earthquake.
- According to the road network center of the Ministry of Transport, as of 8 o'clock on the 6th, after preliminary investigation, the highway traffic in the earthquake area affected by the 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, has not been affected, the G318 line has been rushed through, and some sections of the S217 line and the S434 line are still blocked and are being repaired. Eight rural roads in the earthquake area were blocked, and 4 were rushed through.
- According to the Chengdu Bureau of China Railway, after the earthquake, the railway department organized forces to inspect the equipment and facilities of the blockade section line, bridge, tunnel and other equipment and facilities for the first time. After the investigation confirmed safety, the railways affected by the earthquake have resumed normal operation.
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