Datong Mountain flood disasters have caused 16 people to die and 36 people lost contact

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According to the CCTV News client, from 22:25 on August 17, the instantly heavy rainfall in Datong County, Xining City, Qinghai Province caused mudslides, causing the river to diversion, and 6,245 people in 6 villages and 6 villages in two towns were affected. After further search and rescue verification, as of 12 o'clock on the 18th, 16 people had died and 36 people lost contact (4 people reported before, 27 people were lost, and 27 people were searched and rescued. Lost 23 people).

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At present, the headquarters has been established in front to organize the armed police, public security, emergency, health and other departments and rural cadres a total of more than 2,000 people and more than 160 vehicles to launch the surrounding people and actively invest in rescue and disaster relief work. Rescue work is advancing in an orderly manner. Follow -up situation is to be reported.

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Wang Xiangxi, deputy commander of the National Defense President and Secretary of the Party Committee of the Emergency Management Department, rushed to Qinghai urgently to Qinghai

At noon on the 18th, Wang Xiangxi, deputy commander of the National Defense President and Secretary of the Party Committee of the Emergency Management Department, rushed to Qinghai to guide the rescue disposal. The National Disaster Reduction Commission and Emergency Management Department launched the national level III disaster relief emergency response in response to the flood disasters of Datong County, Qinghai Province, and supported local disaster relief work such as the lives of the disaster. After the danger occurred, the local fire rescue team immediately dispatched 116 people to the scene to rescue, and the surrounding fire rescue team was prepared for rescue and disaster relief.

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