Multi-sectoral linkage to ensure people’s livelihood, safety and health to minimize disaster losses and impacts.
CCTV News:An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 occurred in Jishishan County, Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province. At present, the State Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters and Emergency Management Department have upgraded the national earthquake emergency response to Grade II.
The National Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Relief Committee and the Emergency Management Department upgraded the national emergency response to the second level, and on the basis of allocating 42,500 central relief materials to the disaster-stricken areas in Gansu in the early stage, the second batch of 47,500 central relief materials was urgently allocated to Gansu. 21,500 pieces of central relief materials were urgently allocated to Qinghai. Central relief materials include cotton tents, cotton coats and cotton bedding.
As of 10 o’clock today (December 19), 186 people were injured in the earthquake. The National Health and Wellness Commission guided the establishment of a joint expert group to consult with local medical staff on the wounded.
The National Health and Wellness Commission has urgently dispatched medical emergency workers and multi-disciplinary national experts to the disaster area, and organized three national emergency medical rescue teams in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Ningxia to go to support as soon as possible.
Gansu Electric Power Company, the State Grid Corporation, launched the earthquake emergency response at the first time, and sent 18 emergency repair teams, 11 power generation vehicles and 15 generators to participate in the on-site repair. Up to now, two 35 kV lines have all resumed power transmission, the main lines of 12 10 kV lines have resumed, and some branches and sections are stepping up emergency repairs, and 88.36% of users in Jishishan County have resumed power supply.
In addition, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development launched the second-level earthquake emergency response to guide the disaster-stricken areas to carry out emergency safety assessment, emergency repair and other work for housing buildings and municipal facilities after the earthquake.
The China Meteorological Bureau launched the second-level emergency response of meteorological services for earthquake disasters today. It is estimated that today, the Jishishan earthquake zone and its surrounding areas will be mainly sunny, and the lowest temperature from midnight to early morning will be low, at MINUS 15℃-mdash; Between minus 9℃.
According to the analysis of the National Seismological Network Center, this earthquake belongs to thrust rupture, which is caused by the mutual extrusion of the crust on both sides of the fault. Southeast Gansu is the northern part of the North-South seismic belt in China, and the regional geological tectonic activity is relatively strong. As of 10: 00 a.m., there were 9 aftershocks of magnitude 3 or above, the largest of which was magnitude 4.1. It is unlikely that aftershocks of greater magnitude will occur in the future, but it is expected that aftershock activities will continue for some time. It is reported that the vicinity of Jishishan County in Linxia Prefecture is historically an earthquake-prone area.
The two departments urgently allocated 200 million yuan of disaster relief funds to Qinghai, Gansu.
The reporter learned from the Emergency Management Department that today, the Ministry of Finance and the Emergency Management Department urgently allocated 200 million yuan of central natural disaster relief funds to Gansu and Qinghai provinces. Among them, 150 million yuan in Gansu and 50 million yuan in Qinghai support local earthquake relief work, ensure the safety of people’s lives and property, and minimize disaster losses and impacts.
National Development and Reform Commission: Some materials are arriving in Jishishan, Gansu.
After the Jishishan earthquake in Gansu Province, the National Development and Reform Commission immediately launched an emergency response mechanism to ensure the supply of energy, electricity and living materials, actively guided power grid enterprises to repair damaged power facilities, organized emergency power supply, and fully guaranteed people’s livelihood and key electricity demand. Organize the Grain and Material Reserve Bureau to allocate cotton tents, quilts, cotton coats and other relief materials as soon as possible. At present, some materials are arriving one after another. The National Development and Reform Commission will continue to coordinate relevant departments and enterprises, pay close attention to and track the first-line disasters, and earnestly do a good job in security work.
Orderly restoration of the lines affected by the earthquake in Lanzhou Bureau of China Railway
The reporter learned from Lanzhou Bureau of China Railway that as of 9: 00 this morning, due to the earthquake, the ordinary trains in lanzhou railway administration were delayed by 28 trains, with a maximum delay of 5 hours and 40 minutes, and the trains of EMU were delayed by 21 trains, with a maximum delay of 1 hour. After thorough investigation and elimination of hidden dangers, there is no blocked section in the pipeline, and the Baolan line, Zhongchuan line and Lanzhou hub area resume normal speed operation.
The National Health and Health Commission appointed a working group to guide the earthquake medical emergency work.
After the 6.2-magnitude earthquake occurred in Jishishan County, Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province, the National Health and Wellness Commission urgently dispatched a working group to the disaster area to guide medical emergency work.
The National Health and Wellness Committee organized responsible comrades for medical emergency work and national experts from Peking Union Medical College Hospital and west china hospital for critical illness, orthopedics, neurosurgery and general surgery to rush to Gansu; Organize three national emergency medical rescue teams in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Ningxia, which are close to Gansu Province, to assemble quickly, and will go to Gansu Province and Qinghai Province for support as soon as possible.
After the accident, the health department of Gansu Province immediately launched an emergency response, and immediately directed the dispatch of 33 professional vehicles such as ambulances and 173 medical staff to the scene to carry out the treatment and transportation of the wounded. Qinghai Province dispatched 68 ambulances, and more than 40 provincial and municipal experts carried out rescue at the scene.
As of 6: 30 today, more than 300 wounded people have been treated in the disaster area. The National Health and Wellness Commission has guided the establishment of a joint expert group to consult with local medical staff to investigate the hidden injuries one by one, and make a diagnosis and treatment plan with one person and one policy to fully treat the wounded. The National Health and Wellness Commission will send more medical rescue forces at any time according to the needs of treatment to ensure the life safety and physical health of the people in the disaster areas to the maximum extent.
The China Red Cross Society urgently launched the second-level emergency response.
After the earthquake, the China Red Cross Society launched a second-level emergency response and sent a working group to the disaster area to carry out earthquake relief work. At the same time, the cooperation mechanism of the Northwest Cooperation Zone of Red Cross Emergency Rescue was launched, and rescue teams such as Red Cross search and rescue, medical care and relief were sent to the disaster area to carry out rescue. The first batch of emergency relief funds was 5 million yuan, and 700 cotton tents, 2,000 folding beds, 12,700 quilts, 4,500 cotton coats and 1,000 family bags were allocated. The Red Cross Society of Gansu Province has allocated 200 cotton tents, 2,000 beds of quilts and 2,000 cotton coats to support disaster relief. The first batch of relief materials arrived in the disaster area around 9 am on the 19th, and the rescue team has arrived in the disaster area to carry out rescue work.