Sichuan Luding 6.8 earthquake: day and night, advance to the "island"!

Xinhua News Agency, Chengdu, September 6th. On September 5th, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province. As of 14:00 on the 6th, the earthquake had killed 66 people, 15 people lost contact, and 253 were injured. Many township roads such as Luding County and Ashaima Prefecture blocked, and many villages became "islands". In order to ensure the safety of the masses, the rescue team has a journey day and night, and it has made a "life passage" from many parties such as water, mountain roads, and other parties.

Advance in the earthquake

After the earthquake, the reporter set off from Chengdu to Mosixi Town, Luding County as soon as possible.

"There are many aftershocks, some roads are interrupted, and the exit of the Hailuogou Tunnel is seriously blocked. We climbed all the way to Mosixi Town Square." On the road, a rescue staff from the Sichuan Forest Fire Corps told reporters. After the earthquake, 690 rescuers in the Sichuan Forest Fire Corps rushed to Qinggang Ping Village, Moxi Town, Luding County, Xinhua Village and Shimon County, Decao Town.

More than this rescue team that advances into the disaster area, the forces such as the armed police, medical care, and public security have also gathered in the direction of the epicenter.

"Without the way, just walk!" "Quickly move forward!" On the evening of September 5th, the landslide was about four kilometers away from Xixi Town. Chen Zizhen, a doctor of the emergency department of the Sichuan Orthopedic Hospital, did not hesitate. He led five players to bypass Kangding and overnight the Yajiaxingkou mouth of nearly 4,000 meters above sea level, and finally arrived at the People's Hospital of Hailuogou Scenic Area, Musi Town. As soon as they arrived at the hospital, they were too late to rest, and they immediately put them into rescue.

At 8 pm on the 5th, the reporter came to Gongga Plaza in the center of Musi Town. A temporary placement tent was built quickly. The temporary medical assistance site was busy bandaging, and the power repair personnel were busy repairing the line.

Dhari Town, Luding County, was severely damaged in this earthquake. It had previously arrived in rescue teams, but the road collapsed in the middle. If you choose to move forward, you can only follow the road from Moxi Town to 12 kilometers along a small road. The night is heavy, the weather is slightly cool, the road conditions are unknown, and the collapse is dangerous at any time.

At the time of a budget, the reporter encountered the volunteer Lao Li. Bring an first aid package, helmet, flashlight, and the reporter set off with him. Climbing the slope and escaped the mountain roads that dropped the gravel, and finally arrived at the temporary headquarters before the Town Government of Decision.

The headquarters tent was brightly lit, everyone's eyes stared closely at the map, intensely studying the situation, and repeatedly scrutinized the rescue plan, and gradually calmed down until 3 am. The reporter also took a break in the headquarters, and after more than two hours, he had to set off again.

Flying frame "Life Bridge"

After the earthquake, due to the interruption of the road, Qinggang Ping Village, Moxi Town became an isolated island, and a turbulent river across the rescue workers and the trapped people.

Running five or six kilometers came to the scene urgently without carrying enough water rescue equipment. "There are pipelines and ropes on the river, and they can only move the river while grasping the rope while stepping on the pipeline. But they can't transfer the wounded on the other side." Said Zhang Guosheng, the captain of the Yajiang Brigade of the Sichuan Forest Fire Corps, Zhang Guosheng. After crossing the river, he led the firefighters to cut the tree and temporarily set up a wooden bridge.

On September 6, the villagers in Wan Village, Wan Town, were moving outward. Xinhua News Agency reporter Shen Bohan Photo

Subsequently, rescuers such as forest fire protection, armed police, and public security passed through this simple bridge to search and rescue Qinggang Ping Village. Zhang Guosheng introduced that the farthest household was three or four kilometers away from the bridge. Rescuers transferred the wounded to the simple bridge with a stretcher. However, the rescue was not over. After the rescue personnel across the simple bridge received the wounded, the six groups transferred the wounded to the ambulance of about four kilometers away.

These four kilometers are full of challenges for rescuers. Basically, there is no road to go. They can only go to the river, climb the mountain, and step on the road full of stones. Essence After sending the wounded to the ambulance, the rescuer did not dare to rest and continue to return to the transferred wounded. Some rescuers still insisted on running for five or six trips. At present, more than 300 people have been safely transferred, including 29 serious wounded people.

After the earthquake, the Caoke and Tibetan Township of Ashadian County also became an isolated island that was difficult to reach. 150 rescuers from Panzhihua Forest Fire Detachment took the lifeboats and assault boats in batches to strike the Dalu River, and then advanced to the mission.

On September 6, the rescue team was transporting the rubber boat to the river, bypassing the damage road from the waterway. Xinhua News Agency reporter Shen Bohan Photo

Rescuers put on life jackets, picked up the top supporter, and carried the disassembly tool, and stepped on a speedboat in turn. After nearly 4 hours of transportation, 150 rescuers crossed the river at 6 o'clock on the 9th. At present, three serious wounded people have been transferred to transfer more than 80 people.

Watch and rescue in the disaster area

In addition to rescuers, some figures are also busy.

On the morning of the 6th, the reporter boarded a sand transport boat on the Dadu River in the Dadu River in the New Minxiang Ferry of Xinmin Township, Shinsen County.

"Go to the headquarters?" The reporter followed the shore of the rescue staff, and a small small bread was revealed. The 55 -year -old Jiang Zhong is a villager in the horn village of Wanggangping Township. The earthquake on the 5th cracked his house. In the early morning of this morning, he learned that there were rescue supplies in the waterway. He settled his wife and children at the resettlement point, and came to this temporary "dock" when he drove to help transport the supplies. After busy in the morning, he had forgotten how many trips. "So many people come to help us, how can we be idle ourselves?" On September 6, the villagers of Wan Village, Wan Town, were moving outward. Xinhua News Agency reporter Shen Bohan Photo

When the reporter encountered Wang Deqing, the secretary of the party branch of the horn village, he was holding a large horn to contact all village groups to count the casualties. Since the earthquake on the 5th, Wang Deqing has not yet rest. He has been running between the resettlement point, the headquarters and the village. His wife also took the initiative to go to a temporary placement as a volunteer.

"When I think of the house in the village, the villagers and the casualties, how can I sleep?" Wang Deqing said, his eyes were shredded in his eyes.

In Ziya Farm Village, Decao Town, the reporter encountered employees from Lishi High Speed ​​Co., Ltd. After the earthquake, they spontaneously organized a team of 18 volunteers to send vegetables, meat and other supplies to the villagers on the mountain, and they were They provide generators.

At night, the rescuers took a brief rest in Mozigou Village, Musi Town. They took off their wet clothes, socks and insoles and dried them beside them. The villagers walked carefully, and they covered their quilt to the rescuers to help them add firewood and bake in insoles. Tomorrow, we will fight side by side again. (Reporter Ye Hanyong, Wu Guangyu, Feng Jiashun, Kang Jinqian, Zhang Hailei)

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