- A magnitude-6.2 earthquake jolted Jishishan County in northwest China's Gansu Province, at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, with a depth of 10 kilometers, according to China Earthquake Networks Center.
- The earthquake has killed 100 people in Gansu and another 11 in the neighboring Qinghai Province.
- The State Council's earthquake relief headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management have upgraded the national earthquake emergency response to Level II
A Y-20 large transport plane of the PLA Western Theatre Command sent rescue work teams to Lanzhou City after a magnitude-6.2 earthquake hit Jishishan County in northwest China's Gansu Province at a depth of 10 kilometers. Thousands of cotton tents, tens of thousands of cotton coats and quilts and other disaster relief supplies have been sent to the areas where the minimum temperature in the county will reach minus 10 degrees Celsius, according to local meteorological authorities.
Videos of the earthquake-hit area taken by rescue workers who arrived in Northwest China’s Gansu, where a 6.2-magnitude earthquake has claimed at least 111 lives in Gansu and Qinghai provinces as of Tuesday morning. Courtesy: Blue Sky Rescue Team pic.twitter.com/uKVYNmKJ8O
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Professor Liu Kai, associate dean of the School of National Safety and Emergency Management at Beijing Normal University, told CGTN that rescue efforts remain the top priority in earthquake-hit Gansu Province. She added that authorities should also pay attention to preventing secondary disasters, as temperatures in northwest China are quite low in December.
The death toll has risen to 118 from the earthquake in northwest China's Gansu Province late Monday evening. Over 2,000 responders have been sent to help with rescue and relief efforts. CGTN's Guo Tianqi has the latest on the rescue operations from Lanzhou, the provincial capital of Gansu.
China's Wing Loong UAV swiftly joins Gansu earthquake rescue
China's independently-developed Wing Loong-2H large unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has swiftly rushed to support emergency rescue work after a magnitude-6.2 earthquake that jolted northwest China's Gansu Province late Monday, according to its developer.
The Wing Loong-2H large civil UAV has rushed to the earthquake-hit areas to carry out rescue missions in response to the call of emergency management authorities, said the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, the country's leading planemaker.
A Y-20 large transport plane of the PLA Western Theatre Command sent rescue work teams to Lanzhou City after a magnitude-6.2 earthquake hit Jishishan County in northwest China's Gansu Province at a depth of 10 kilometers. Thousands of cotton tents, tens of thousands of cotton coats and quilts and other disaster relief supplies have been sent to the areas where the minimum temperature in the county will reach minus 10 degrees Celsius, according to local meteorological authorities.
Rescue teams rush to quake-hit areas, build resettlement sites for victims
The Chinese People's Armed Police Force (PAP) Gansu Corps rushed to the quake-hit areas in Jishishan County for emergency rescue after a magnitude-6.2 earthquake jolted Gansu Province.
At 9:30 a.m. on December 19, the military built a temporary resettlement site for the affected people.
The first batch of relief material arrived at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday in the quake-hit town of Dahejia in Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province to provide makeshift shelters for affected people. Four mobile emergency hospital vehicles have also come to the earthquake zone.
Power restored to 88.36% of users in quake-hit Jishishan County
Power has been restored to 88.36 percent of users in quake-hit Jishishan County in northwest China's Gansu Province and power supply in the county is stable, State Grid said on Tuesday.
A magnitude-6.2 quake struck northwest China's Gansu Province at midnight on Monday. At 8:46 a.m., two trapped people were rescued and transferred by rescue workers in the fourth community of Dahejia Village, Dahejia Town in Jishishan County, the area worst hit by the earthquake. Rescue efforts are underway.
Earthquake death toll rises to 13 in China's Qinghai Province
Search and rescue and relief work is underway on Tuesday after a magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck Jishishan County in northwest China's Gansu Province at a depth of 10 kilometers, killing at least 118 people and damaging local infrastructure.
The quake, which hit at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, was followed by 306 aftershocks, with the largest registering a magnitude of 4.1 as of noon on Tuesday. According to the local departments at a press conference on the earthquake on the same day, strong aftershocks measuring up to a magnitude 5 are still possible in the coming days.
So far, the earthquake has killed 105 people in Gansu and 13 people in neighboring Qinghai Province. It has damaged houses, roads and other infrastructure. Several villages in the county have suffered power failure and water supply disruption.
China has upgraded the national earthquake emergency response to Level II, the second highest in its four-tier system, and has dispatched a work team and thousands of rescuers, including 1,440 firefighters, armed police and hundreds of doctors to the quake-affected areas, with another 1,603 firefighters already assembled and ready for cross-regional reinforcements. Forty-five people have been rescued as of 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
Thousands of cotton tents, tens of thousands of cotton coats and quilts and other disaster relief supplies have been sent to the areas where the daily minimum temperature in the county will reach minus 10 degrees Celsius, according to local meteorological authorities.
After the earthquake, parts of the local power system broke down, affecting 34,070 users. After four hours of all-out repairs, power was restored to 12,991 users as of 5 a.m. on Tuesday.
Emergency rescue channels have been opened to ensure the free and rapid passage of rescue vehicles. According to the Ministry of Transport, cracks have appeared on National Highway 310, and rescue and small vehicles are currently passing normally. However, large vehicles are prohibited.
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Emergency Management allocated 200 million yuan (about $28 million) in relief funds to the Gansu and Qinghai provinces to support local disaster relief work.
China allocates 200m yuan to quake-hit Gansu, Qinghai Provinces
China's Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Emergency Management on Tuesday allocated 200 million yuan in natural disaster relief funds to quake-hit Gansu and Qinghai Provinces, including 150 million yuan for Gansu and 50 million yuan for Qinghai, to support local earthquake relief efforts.
The first batch of relief material arrived in quake-hit Dahejia town, Jishishan County in northwest China's Gansu Province, to provide makeshift shelters for affected people.
Earthquake death toll rises to 105 in NW China's Gansu Province
The magnitude-6.2 earthquake that jolted Jishishan County in northwest China's Gansu Province late Monday evening has killed 105 people in the province, governmental authorities said on Tuesday.
At least 110 killed after M6.2 earthquake jolts northwest China
China has upgraded the national earthquake emergency response to Level II after a magnitude-6.2 earthquake jolted northwest China on December 18, killing more than 110 people.
The quake jolted Jishishan County in Gansu Province, five kilometers from the border between Gansu and Qinghai provinces. The earthquake so far has killed 100 people in Gansu and 11 people in neighboring Qinghai.
Xi Jinping urges all-out search, rescue, relief efforts after 6.2-magnitude earthquake
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged all-out search and rescue efforts and proper arrangements for those affected to ensure the safety of people's lives and property after a magnitude-6.2 earthquake jolted Jishishan County in northwest China's Gansu Province at midnight on Monday.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, gave the instruction after the quake, calling for minimizing casualties.
The earthquake has left at least 100 people dead in Gansu Province and 11 people in neighboring Qinghai Province, causing damage to infrastructure facilities, such as the water and electricity supply, transportation and telecommunications.
Noting that the disaster area is in a high-altitude region where the weather is cold, Xi highlighted the importance of closely monitoring the post-earthquake situation and changes in the weather to prevent secondary disasters.
He also stressed organizing the allocation of rescue and relief supplies as soon as possible and repairing damaged infrastructure facilities such as electricity, telecommunications, transportation and heating.
The Chinese president also called for efforts to properly accommodate those affected, safeguard people's basic livelihood and appease the families of the victims.
While calling for utmost efforts to ensure the safety of people's lives and property, the State Council is requested to send teams to the disaster area to guide the relief work and the People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police Force should actively assist local disaster relief efforts.
Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, urged all-out rescue and medical treatment efforts and a swift evaluation of the situation. Li also urged locals to stay alert for secondary disasters in the meantime, and called for efforts to fix damaged infrastructure as quickly as possible, accommodate people from the quake-hit areas and ensure the timely release of information to maintain social stability in the affected areas.
In accordance with Xi and Li's instructions, China's State Council has dispatched a work team to the earthquake-stricken areas. The Gansu and Qinghai provinces have organized personnel to carry out disaster relief missions and sent tents, quilts, folding beds and other resources to the quake-hit areas.
At least 110 killed after M6.2 earthquake jolts northwest China
China has upgraded the national earthquake emergency response to Level II after a magnitude-6.2 earthquake jolted northwest China late Monday evening.
The quake jolted Jishishan County in northwest China's Gansu Province, five kilometers from the border between Gansu and Qinghai provinces. So far, it has reportedly killed 100 people in Gansu and 11 in neighboring Qinghai.
The earthquake relief headquarters of China's State Council and the Ministry of Emergency Management have dispatched a work team to the earthquake-stricken areas.
The Gansu and Qinghai provinces have organized relief support, including the immediate allocation of relief supplies such as camps and folding beds to the affected areas.
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