A magnitude 6.8 earthquake -provincial seismic relief headquarters in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture has initiated a secondary emergency response

Chuanguan News reporter Zhang Tingming

At 12:52 on September 5th, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan (29.59 degrees north latitude, 102.08 degrees east longitude), and the depth of the earthquake was 16 kilometers.The provincial earthquake relief headquarters has launched a secondary emergency response.

The Office of the Provincial Earthquake Rescue Disaster Rescue Headquarters immediately dispatched emergency administration bureaus such as Ganzi Prefecture and Luding County, and the casualties and damage to the house are being verified.At the same time, the working group led by the leaders of the Emergency Department to rush to the scene to deal with it; coordinating the Provincial Fire Rescue Corps to immediately dispatch 30 people in the Luding County Qianju Group to the epicenter to check the disaster, and dispatched Ganzi, Chengdu, Deyang, Leshan, Ya'an, Meishan, Ziyang, Ziyang, ZiyangA total of 530 earthquake rescue for seven detachments rushed to the earthquake to carry out rescue; 235 people in the first echelon of the Forest Fire Corps had emerged, and 170 people in the second echelon were prepared for reinforcements. The third echelon was settled in the camp area.

Provincial Earthquake Administration, Transportation Department, Natural Resources Department, Water Resources Department, Housing and Construction Department, Literary and Cultural Travel Department, Provincial Health and Health Commission, Provincial Communications Administration and other provincial departments have launched responses, and earthquake relief work is carried out in accordance with the emergency plan.

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