The earthquake has killed 118 people! The central authorities have urgently allocated 200 million yuan in disaster relief funds →

At 23:59 on the 18th, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake occurred in Jishishan County, Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province. So far, the earthquake has killed 105 people in Gansu and 13 in Qinghai.

The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Emergency Management urgently allocated 200 million yuan to support Gansu and Qinghai provinces in earthquake disaster relief

On the 19th, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Emergency Management urgently allocated 200 million yuan of central natural disaster relief funds for Gansu and Qinghai provinces to support the two provinces to do a good job in the relief work of the 6.2-magnitude earthquake disaster in Linxia Prefecture, and to coordinate the emergency rescue and rescue of the affected people.

The Ministry of Finance asked the finance departments of the two provinces to pay close attention to the allocation of funds to the disaster areas, keep abreast of the arrangements and needs of emergency rescue funds in the disaster areas, take measures to ensure that they are fully protected, and effectively strengthen the supervision of funds to give full play to the benefits of funds.

The National Committee for Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Relief and the Ministry of Emergency Management, together with the State Food and Material Reserves Administration, urgently dispatched additional central disaster relief materials

The National Committee for Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Relief, the Ministry of Emergency Management, together with the State Food and Material Reserves Administration, have urgently allocated the second batch of 47,500 pieces of central disaster relief materials to Gansu Province on the basis of the 42,500 pieces of central disaster relief materials that have been allocated to the disaster areas in Gansu Province in the early stage, including 2,500 cotton tents, 20,000 cotton coats (cold-proof clothing), 5,000 quilts, 5,000 folding beds, 15,000 moisture-proof mats, and 30 site lighting equipment. In response to the earthquake situation in Qinghai and the needs of disaster relief work, 21,500 pieces of central disaster relief materials were urgently allocated to Qinghai Province, including 1,500 cotton tents, 5,000 cotton coats, 5,000 quilts, 5,000 cotton mattresses, 5,000 folding beds, and 20 site lighting equipment. As of 9 a.m. on December 19, a total of 111,500 pieces of central disaster relief materials have been allocated to the earthquake-stricken areas of Gansu and Qinghai provinces, fully supporting the disaster areas to do a good job in the temporary resettlement and living assistance of the affected people.

At the same time, the emergency management departments of Gansu and Qinghai provinces have allocated a large amount of local disaster relief materials at all levels, such as rice, flour, grain and oil, heating stoves, and cotton quilts, to the disaster-stricken areas, and have made every effort to ensure the basic livelihood of the people affected by the disaster.

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police Force (PAPF) dispatched a number of forces to fight the earthquake and provide disaster relief

After the 6.2-magnitude earthquake occurred in Jishishan County, Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province, the People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force dispatched a number of rescue forces to the earthquake-stricken area in the early morning of the 19th to carry out earthquake relief.

This reporter learned from the Western Theater Joint Operations Command Center that about 300 officers and men of a brigade of the 76th Group Army of the Western Theater Army were dispatched overnight and arrived at the earthquake-stricken area of Jishishan at about 4 a.m. to quickly carry out personnel search and rescue and road cleanup. The Gansu Armed Police Corps dispatched more than 300 officers and soldiers and more than 40 vehicles to four villages in Liuji Township, Jishishan County, to undertake tasks such as search and rescue, transportation of the wounded, clearing roads, and setting up tents. The Linxia Military Sub-district of the Gansu Provincial Military Region organized militia members to rush to various points to carry out tasks in groups according to the division of tasks.

At present, the vanguard detachment of the Qinghai Armed Police Corps has arrived in Guanting Town, Minhe County, Qinghai Province, where the disaster is serious, and follow-up reinforcements are maneuvering.

The National Health Commission has sent a team to support the medical emergency response

After the earthquake struck, the National Health Commission urgently dispatched comrades in charge of medical emergency work and national-level experts from Peking Union Medical College Hospital and West China Hospital of Sichuan University in the departments of intensive care, orthopedics, neurosurgery, and general surgery to Gansu.

In addition, the Gansu Provincial Health Department sent 33 ambulances and other professional vehicles and 173 medical personnel to the scene to carry out the treatment and transport of the wounded. Qinghai Province dispatched 68 ambulances and more than 40 provincial and municipal experts to carry out rescue at the scene.

The National Development and Reform Commission has launched an emergency response mechanism to ensure the supply of energy, electricity and daily necessities

Li Chao, spokesman for the National Development and Reform Commission, said on the 19th that after the earthquake in Jishishan, Gansu, the National Development and Reform Commission immediately activated the emergency response mechanism, did a good job in ensuring the supply of energy, electricity and daily necessities, and actively guided power grid enterprises to repair damaged power facilities, organize emergency power supply, and make every effort to ensure people's livelihood and key electricity needs;

Li Chao introduced at the December press conference of the National Development and Reform Commission held on the same day that the National Development and Reform Commission will continue to coordinate with relevant departments and enterprises, pay close attention to and track the front-line disaster situation, and do a good job in guaranteeing the work.

The Red Cross Society of China launched a second-level emergency response and dispatched a working group to the disaster area in Gansu to carry out earthquake relief work

After the earthquake in Jishishan County, Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province, the Red Cross Society of China has urgently launched a second-level emergency response and dispatched a working team to the disaster area to carry out earthquake relief work. At the same time, the coordination mechanism of the Northwest Cooperation Zone of the Red Cross Emergency Rescue was launched, and the Red Cross search and rescue, medical and relief teams were dispatched to the front line of the disaster area to carry out rescue, and the first batch of emergency disaster relief funds of 5 million yuan was allocated, and 700 cotton tents, 2,000 folding beds, 12,700 quilts, 4,500 cotton clothes and 1,000 family bags were allocated.

It is reported that the Red Cross Society of Gansu Province has allocated 200 cotton tents, 2,000 quilts and 2,000 cotton coats to support the rescue and relief in the disaster area. The first batch of relief materials arrived at the disaster area at about 9 a.m. on the 19th, and the rescue team has arrived in the disaster area to carry out rescue work.

The rescue life passage has been basically repaired

The earthquake caused some rural roads to collapse and blocked, some areas to lose power, some village telephone line failure, after the relevant departments overnight repair, the road, electricity, communications and other rescue life channels have been basically repaired.

At present, the rescue work is being carried out in an orderly manner, and the investigation of hidden dangers in the earthquake area, the resettlement of the masses to avoid danger, and the repair of damaged facilities have been carried out in an all-round way. At the same time, due to the restrictions of traffic conditions in the earthquake area, social volunteers, people outside the earthquake area, and social vehicles are requested not to go to the earthquake area to avoid traffic congestion and ensure that the rescue channel and life channel are unblocked.

Gansu issued an announcement on rescue needs

The official Weibo of the Gansu Provincial Emergency Management Department issued the "Rescue Demand Announcement", the full text of which is as follows:

At 23:59 on December 18, 2023, Beijing time, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake occurred in Jishishan County, Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province, and the disaster was very serious. The state has activated the earthquake emergency response level II. There is an urgent need for more than 300 rescue forces such as building collapse search and rescue. The Gansu Provincial Earthquake Relief Field Headquarters and the Gansu Provincial Emergency Management Department hope that the social emergency forces with relevant rescue capabilities will submit an application for participating in the rescue through the social emergency force rescue coordination system. Teams that respond across regions can use the system-generated pass code to achieve high-speed free passage.

The announcement is hereby made.

Gansu Jishishan accepts donations of funds and materials

At 23:59 on December 18, 2023, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake occurred in Jishishan County, Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province. The disaster situation has received the concern and attention of all sectors of society, and in order to do a good job in social disaster relief and donations, the relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:

1. Receipt of funds

RMB account 1: Red Cross Society of Jishishan Baoan Dongxiang Salar Autonomous County

Bank: Bank of Gansu Jishishan County Branch

Account number: 61013000900002415

When donating, please note: Linxia Prefecture Jishishan County 6.2 magnitude earthquake disaster relief donation funds.

RMB account 2: Jishishan Baoan Dongxiang Salar Autonomous County Charity Association

Bank: Agricultural Bank of China Jishishan County Branch Business Office

Account number: 27337101040006256

When donating, please note: Linxia Prefecture Jishishan County 6.2 magnitude earthquake disaster relief donation funds

Second, the receipt of materials

At present, there is an urgent shortage of cotton tents, quilts, cotton clothes, cotton shoes, prefabricated houses, electric blankets, folding beds, stoves, medicines (colds, wounds, anti-inflammatory) and other materials in the disaster area. The donated materials were received by the Jishishan Baoan Dongxiang Salar Autonomous County Charity Association.

Receiving address: No. 24, North Binhe Middle Road, Chuimatan Town, Jishishan County (Jishishan County Comprehensive Social Welfare Institute)

3. Contact number for donations

Jishishan Baoan Dongxiang Salar Autonomous County Charity Association:

Han Xuewu, contact number: 18809308015

Ma Tianyu, contact number: 13830123330

Ma Haiyun, contact number: 15378020201

Han Xuewu, contact number: 18809308015

Fang Xueming, contact number: 18393069969

Red Cross Society of Jishishan Baoan Dongxiang Salar Autonomous County:

Telephone: 0930 ----7722412

Ma Xueliang, contact number: 13830102339

Zhao Guochen, contact number: 13909303136

Fang Yuanfu, contact number: 13993072124

Ma Jinguo, contact number: 13830113307

Han Meifang, contact number: 13519306662

4. For rescue teams and rescue equipment, please contact Ma Xuexian (contact number: 13909307921, please indicate the number of rescue teams and equipment types and quantities when contacting), and the headquarters will make overall arrangements and request support according to the needs of disaster relief.

Source: China Economic Net WeChat Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency, CCTV News, People's Daily client, Economic Daily reporter Chen Faming

Editor: Wang Na

Editor in charge: Niu Dong