69,227 people killed, 17,923 missing 374643 injured! The direct economic loss was 845.1 billion yuan.

I deeply remember my compatriots who died in the 5.12 earthquake 16 years ago.

Today, 16 years ago, our country has experienced the strongest earthquake since the founding of the People's Republic of China, involving the most extensive area, the heaviest disaster loss, and the most difficult disaster relief - the 5.12 Wenchuan earthquake.

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On May 12th, at 14:28 in the afternoon, the workers in Wenchuan were still busy working, the elderly were exercising under the big trees, and the students were still in the classroom.

After the earthquake, communications were cut off within a radius of several hundred kilometers from the epicenter, and the information about the epicenter was not available from the outside.

At this time, the earthquake bureau immediately reported the earthquake response to the central authorities, and after Beijing learned the news, the central authorities immediately dispatched air force airborne troops.

In the environment of extremely low visibility, the airdrop troops jumped off and went to the disaster area to find out the situation, and they were also the first troops to go to the disaster area.

After learning of the seriousness of the situation, the state immediately activated the emergency response plan, requiring the nearest troops to go to the rescue, and within 72 hours, rescuers were dispatched from all over the country to the disaster area.

The people of the whole country have also launched a huge fundraising campaign, and the amount of donations has reached a record high of 65.9 billion, which represents our determination to unite and overcome the disaster.

More touching rescue images.