Chinanews.com, Chengdu, April 3 (Reporter Liu Zhongjun) The Sichuan Provincial Emergency Management Department issued a notice on April 3, stating that in view of the fact that the magnitude 5.6 earthquake disaster in Shiqu County, Ganzi Prefecture has basically stabilized, it was decided that the tertiary emergency response should be terminated.
At 20:23 on April 1, 2020, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred in Shiqu County, Ganzi Prefecture, and the Sichuan Provincial Emergency Management Department immediately started a three-level emergency response to the earthquake disaster. In view of the earthquake disaster situation has been basically stable. After research and judgment, it was decided to terminate the three-level emergency response of the Sichuan Provincial Emergency Management Department.
After the earthquake, the Sichuan Provincial Emergency Management Office dispatched Shiqu County, Ganzi Prefecture to check the disaster situation, and sent a working group to the epicenter to check the disaster situation and guide the disaster relief.
The report said that the quake caused damage to more than 1,500 houses to varying degrees and affected more than 4,200 people. In Shiqu and Seda counties, 159 people were resettled. Ganzi Prefecture allocated 300 emergency tents, 2000 beds, 1,000 cotton coats, and 1,000 sets of cotton pants for resettlement. (Finish)