Ministry of Education: Like teachers who guard the safety of students in the Luding earthquake

Cover news reporter Su Yu

On September 6, the Ministry of Education held a press conference to introduce the reform and development of teachers since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.Cover reporters learned from the press conference that a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding County, Ganzi, Sichuan. As of now, teachers in the earthquake district are safe, including both local teachers in Sichuan and teachers who have helped to teach.

At the press conference of the Ministry of Education.Cover news reporter Su Yu Photography

Ren Youqun, the director of the Teachers Department of the Ministry of Education, revealed at the meeting that during this earthquake, the teachers were in danger, quickly ordered their students, guarded their lives safety, and praised them.

According to reports, after preliminary verification, the earthquake involved 5 counties (cities) of Luding, Kangding, Kowloon, Yajiang, and Danba. Houses, roads, water conservancy, power stations, communications, tourism, agriculture, ecology and other infrastructure were seriously damaged.

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