On December 21, 2023, children play at the prefabricated house resettlement site in Meipo Village, Dahejia Town, Jishishan County.
On the afternoon of December 19, 2023, the 21st Bureau of China Railway received a notice from the Linxia Prefecture Party Committee and Government of Gansu Province that it would need to build 500 prefabricated houses and provide 1,000 beds in 8 resettlement sites in Dahejia Town, Jishishan County within 3 days for the resettlement of the affected people. After more than 400 people invested in the construction, as of 12 noon on December 21, a total of 350 prefabricated houses were erected. The staff of the Jishi Mountain Water Bureau said that the villages affected by the earthquake will build prefabricated houses, and all the prefabricated houses during the transitional period will be connected to water and electricity. According to the Gansu Provincial Emergency Management Department, it is expected that by December 27, more than 5,000 prefabricated houses will be built in the earthquake-stricken area of Jishishan County to ensure that the affected people are warm in winter.
On December 21, 2023, villagers living in a prefabricated house in Meipo Village, Dahejia Town, Jishishan County. It is estimated that by December 27, more than 5,000 prefabricated houses will be built in the earthquake-stricken area of Jishishan County.
On December 21, 2023, construction workers built a prefabricated house in Meipo Village, Dahejia Town, Jishishan County.
On December 21, 2023, a villager living in a prefabricated house resettlement site in Meipo Village is installing a chimney on the roof of a prefabricated house.
Local families with a large number of people living in extreme poverty, the elderly, and children will be given priority to stay in these shelters, and steaming beef noodles will be provided to the affected people. Each 18-square-meter prefabricated house is not only windproof, warm and flame-retardant, but also has essential items such as beds, bedding and stoves to provide necessary shelter and ensure that the affected people can survive this difficult period in a safe and warm environment. The local people affected by the disaster have started their post-disaster life in the prefabricated houses. Ma Yuliang, a villager in Meipo Village, and his family moved into a prefabricated house on the evening of the 20th. On the afternoon of the 21st, he hung a curtain at the door of the board room to block the wind. The children in the prefabricated housing area are playing around, and the new accommodation is full of novelty for the children.
On December 21, 2023, several children play on a seesaw at a tent settlement site in Dahejia Town Square, Jishishan County.
On December 21, 2023, the disaster relief tents in the square of Dahejia Town, Jishishan County, were set up denser than before, and most of the town's residents lived in tent resettlement areas.
In the tent settlement area on the square of Dahejia Town, the density of tents is also higher than on the first day. Most of the town's residents live in tented settlements, where there are several stalls that serve free pasta, so people don't have to worry about eating and drinking.
On December 21, 2023, there were several stalls providing free noodles at the resettlement site in Dahejia Town, Jishishan County.
On December 21, 2023, a deaf-mute mother was giving a haircut to a child at the tent settlement site in Dahejia Town Square, Jishishan County.
On December 21, 2023, people affected by the disaster warm themselves in a tent settlement in the square of Dahejia Town, Jishishan County.
At present, the post-earthquake relief work in Gansu has basically ended, and the prefabricated houses will continue to be provided for the affected people until the post-disaster reconstruction is completed.
On December 21, 2023, medical staff treat people affected by the disaster at the resettlement site in Dahejia Town, Jishishan County.
Southern Weekly reporter Weng Huan The pictures and articles are synthesized from Xinhua News Agency, CCTV News, etc
Editor: Xiang Yanhong