The flood disaster in Datong County, Qinghai has killed 19 people, and 12 people still lost contact.

The reporter learned from the National Defense General Working Group that as of 20:00 on the 19th, the flood disaster in Datong County, Qinghai has killed 19 people, 12 people still lost contact, and rescue work is still in progress.The National Defense Working Group continued to guide rescue and emergency response at the disaster site.

After the disaster, the Emergency Management Department quickly dispatched the Qinghai Fire Rescue Corps to send 604 fire rescue workers, 107 fire trucks, and 8 search and rescue dogs to the scene; coordinated the Gansu Provincial Fire Rescue Corps to send 10 fire rescue workers and 2 firefighters.Cars, 6 search and rescue dogs, etc., participants search, rescue and disaster relief work; they are urgently issued by the Ministry of Finance to issue the central natural disaster relief funds, of which 50 million yuan is used to support emergency rescue work in the mountain flood disaster in Datong County, Qinghai.

Source: CCTV News Guangzhou Daily · Xinhua City Editor: Peng Wenqiang

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