The number of victims in the mountain flood disasters in Datong County, Qinghai has risen to 23 people after the good after the rescue work is steadily advancing

Xinhua News Agency, Xining, August 19th. On the evening of the 19th, a reporter learned from the emergency command of the "August 18th" mountain flood disaster rescue rescue disposal of the Datong Hui Autonomous County, Xining City, Qinghai Province. As of 20:00 on the same day, 23 people have been killed. There are still eight people who have lost contact. A total of 23 people were rescued before the loss of contacts.

On August 19, Qinghai Datong, this is a temporary placement point in Chase No. 1 Middle School. Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Hongxiang (Photo of drones)

After an emergency investigation, some of the housing of some affected villagers were severely damaged. In addition, the rainfall continued, and the resettlement must be transferred. The local government has set up the resettlement point of the affected people in Chase No. 1 Middle School and Shuoshan Middle School. As of now, a total of 1,496 people have been transferred.

Thousands of people live at the resettlement point, and material protection is the key. Ma Mingxu, the head of Datong County, introduced that on the 18th, more than 5,000 disaster relief supplies such as tents, marching beds, quilts, instant noodles, mineral water, and drugs were urgently transferred to the local area to effectively protect the lives of the disaster.

After receiving the notice of setting up the resettlement point of the affected people, more than 100 faculty members of Chase No. 1 Middle School rushed to school to be volunteers. The reporter saw at the scene that the affected villagers were arranged to live in the student dormitory, and the school temporarily enabled the canteen to supply three meals a day. The faculty and staff are dressed in volunteer clothing registration and guidance. Many students in the summer vacation also rushed back to school to assist in distributing materials and cleaning. (Reporter Wang Yan, Zhang Hongxiang, Li Jinfeng)

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