Ministry of Transport of China: The road network in the Malkang earthquake area is basically normal
China News Service, Beijing, June 10 (Reporter Zhou Yin) The Ministry of Transport of China disclosed that as of 17:00 on June 10, the road network in the Malkang earthquake area was basically operating normally, except for the provincial highway S220, which was hot enough to reach Caodeng Township. All have been cleared.
At 0:30 and 1:28 on June 10, an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 and 6.0 occurred successively in Malkang City, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, during which several aftershocks occurred.
The reporter learned from the Ministry of Transport on the 10th that after the earthquake, the Ministry of Transport launched a four-level emergency response in accordance with the "Contingency Plan for Highway Traffic Emergencies", supervising the battle with wall charts, and instructing the Sichuan transport department to do a good job in road disaster damage investigation, rescue and disaster relief, The work of rushing through and ensuring traffic, road network operation monitoring and travel guidance, etc.
At the same time, the Ministry of Transport requested to pay close attention to the damage to the transport infrastructure, and to guide the Sichuan transport department under the leadership of the local government to do a good job in emergency response work such as securing roads in disaster-stricken areas and monitoring the road network to prevent secondary disasters. .
The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Transport went to the Ministry's comprehensive emergency command center to deploy and guide the earthquake relief work of transportation.
The Ministry of Transport said that so far, it has not received any reports of the impact of the earthquake on railway, civil aviation, and postal operations.
The railway department carried out investigations on the blocked sections of the Chengya Line and Chengguan Line that may be affected. No damage was found, and traffic has been resumed.
The highway network around the earthquake area was operating normally, and some sections of the surrounding national and provincial trunk highways experienced disasters such as landslides and rockfalls. Carry out emergency rescue work in the way of "opening", and ensure the operation of the road network.
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