The Luding earthquake has killed 66 people, 253 people were injured, and villagers near the epicenter: Many wooden structured houses collapsed, communication has been restored

Author:Daily Economic News Time:2022.09.06

At 12:52 on September 5, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan.

According to the People's Daily, at 16:00 on September 6, the Sichuan Provincial People's Government, the Sichuan Provincial Emergency Administration, and the Sichuan Earthquake Administration jointly held a press conference in Moxi Town, Luding County. The press conference reported that as of 14:00 on the 6th, the earthquake had killed 66 people (including 38 people in Ganzi, 28 people in Ya'an), 15 people lost contact, and 253 were injured (of which 5 were seriously injured and 70 were seriously injured).

The earthquake was 39 kilometers away from Luding, 226 kilometers from Chengdu, and Chengdu, Chongqing, Yunnan, Shaanxi, and Guizhou, hundreds of kilometers away from Chengdu. At present, the Sichuan Province Earthquake Resistance Headquarters has promoted the provincial earthquake -level emergency response to the provincial -level earthquake first emergency response. Various rescue teams have quickly rushed to Luding to start rescue.

Before the press release, the reporter got a good news: The local communication signal of the town with the recent epicenter and the severe affected situation had resumed stability.

According to the State Grid Sichuan Electricity News, after emergency repair, as of 13:00 on the 6th, two 110 kV substation, 2 35 kV substation have been restored, 1 500 kV line, 3 110 kV lines, 2 35 35 35 KV lines, 27 10 kV lines. 22340 users have resumed power supply. The six government headquarters and 12 people's centralized resettlement sites in Ludong Town, Deluo Town, and Luqiao Town in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture have been connected to temporary power supply.

Residents of Moxi Town: Communication has basically recovered

According to the China Earthquake Network, it was reported to Weibo, and the epicenter was the Hailugou Glacier Forest Park, with a earthquake 39 kilometers from Luding County. Townships and towns around 20 kilometers around the earthquake include Moxi Town, Delica Town, and Yanzigou Town.

At the time of the earthquake, Zhang Qiqi, who worked at a hotel in Hailuogou, was in Luding County. "When the earthquake occurred, I was parking in an underground parking lot in the county seat. It was so fierce that I hurried out of the parking lot and went to the square." At about 1:39 pm on September 5th, Zhang Qiqi told the phone on the phone. "Daily Economic News" reporter.

After running to the square, Zhang Qiqi immediately called the family of Musin Town, Zhenzhongzhong. "All relatives couldn't get through the phone call, and the communication was broken. I don't know how they are now?" On the 5th, Zhang Qiqi told reporters that his tone was full of concerns.

Zhang Qiqi works in a homestay hotel in Moxi Town, just a few hundred meters away from the Hailuo Gougame Visitor Center. In May this year, she had just given birth to a "baby tiger", and the child was only 4 months old.

On September 6, when the reporter of "Daily Economic News" contacted Zhang Qiqi again, she said that she had returned to Musi Town, although she experienced several aftershocks. "Anyway, when we came back on the scene, looking at it, it was quite worried. Many old houses collapsed." Zhang Qiqi said.

Damaged houses in Musi Town. Photo source: respondent picture confession

"However, our hotel has not collapsed, but the walls have been cracked, and many things in the room have been smashed. They fell to the ground and the bed moved a lot." Zhang Qiqi said that the refrigerator at home has been directly removed. They all opened, and those things in the refrigerator turned out.

"Good people are okay." Zhang Qiqi added again.

At present, Zhang Qiqi's husband and family have become volunteers. She and her 4 -month -old baby settled first in the government's resettlement tent. "We grab a can of milk powder from home and boil water with firewood to drink milk powder. The child's condition is better." Zhang Qiqi said.

Zhang Qiqi revealed that the communication in Musi Town has basically been restored, but water and electricity have not recovered. According to the Sichuan Daily on September 5th, after the earthquake, the Sichuan Communications Administration, together with the Sichuan Provincial Emergency Management Department, dispatched the "large -scale high -altitude network emergency communication drone" from Zigong and arrived in the epicenter after 1 hour 40 minutes. Moxi Town provides communication guarantee services.

Villagers in the United Village of Decai Town: Many houses have collapsed, just like Moxi Town.

According to the information of Rong Media Center in Luding County, Luding County has closest to the epicenter in Luding County, and the disaster is particularly serious. As of 22:00 on September 5th, 15 people were killed in the town of Decao and 45 people were injured. The roads of Ziya Farm Village, Wandong Village, and Fangwang Village are damaged and interrupted. Two small teams have organized two small teams to walk to the trapped villages to conduct disaster verification and search and rescue work. On the evening of the 5th, all the masses and students in the town had all moved to a safe area. The construction of the disaster relief tents and the basic living materials such as diet and water drinking were guaranteed in an orderly manner. The rescue teams such as the Armed Police, Public Security, Fire, Militia, and Medical Care have successively reached the disaster area to carry out rescue work.

Li Ming's hometown is located in the United Village in Deye Town, Luding County, and his brother's family lives in the village. When the earthquake occurred, Li Ming was in the provincial capital. Like Zhang Qiqi earlier, he couldn't contact his family.

"All communication is broken, and the telephone and WeChat cannot be contacted." At about 1:30 pm on September 5, Li Ming told the Daily Economic News reporter.

Because he was not with his brother's family, he was so anxious that he could only call his family again and again. "Last night I hit it until 12 o'clock in the middle of the night. Later, the people in the Murakami reported to me by text messages." Li Ming's heart finally fell.

According to Li Ming's morning on September 6, many of the United Village in Deluo Town is an old house with the original wooden structure. "Many houses have collapsed, and there are few houses that can live." Li Ming said. "The house can be repaired again, and people are fine." Li Ming then added.

Fortunately, many of the United Village are wooden structures, and the casualties are not large. "The people in my hometown told me that there was a (person) died in the village and a (person) disappeared." Li Ming said that the missing villager went to the mountain to work on the mountain. He did not go home last night. At present The village has organized people to find it.

"At present, people in the village live in tents set up by the township government." Li Ming said that the government is also managed. I sent instant noodles and mineral water last night.

(At the request of the interviewees, Zhang Qiqi and Li Ming are all pseudonyms)

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