One person killed and 13 injured in the 5.0 magnitude earthquake in Qiaojia County, Yunnan
The reporter learned from the Yunnan Qiaojia County Government Information Office that according to preliminary statistics, as of 1:30 in the morning of May 19, a 5.0 magnitude earthquake in Xiaohe Town, Qiaojia County injured 12 people in Xiaohe Town, and 2 people in Yakou Village were buried; Xindian One person was seriously injured and one was slightly injured when a stone hit a motorbike in the town of Gugu Village. The severely injured people died after the rescue, and there were no casualties in other towns. The specific disaster situation is being further verified.
According to the China Seismic Network: at 21:47 on May 18, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred in Xiaohe Town, Qiaojia County, with a focal depth of 8 kilometers. Microscopic epicenter: 27.18 degrees north latitude and 103.16 degrees east longitude.
After the earthquake, Zhaotong City and Qiaojia County immediately initiated a three-level earthquake emergency response. The main leaders of the municipal party committee and government immediately convened a meeting at the municipal earthquake emergency command center to arrange the deployment of emergency rescue work. Qiaojia County urgently convened the first meeting of the headquarters to arrange the rescue work of member units. At the same time, 16 townships were required to do earthquake rescue, disaster verification, disaster transfer and mass transfer to ensure the safety of life and property of the masses. Subsequently, the leaders of the county party committee rushed to the epicenter townships to command emergency rescue. The rescue forces such as the Qiaojia County Public Security Bureau Patrol Special Police Brigade, Fire Rescue Brigade, and Emergency Management Bureau immediately set off and rushed to the disaster-stricken area. jobs. Zhaotong City Fire Rescue Detachment dispatched a full-service headquarters, secret service fire station, search and rescue dog detachment and a total of 91 commanders and 19 dogs and 4 dogs in Zhaoyang and Qiaojia Fire Station to Xiaohe Town, Qiaojia County for disaster search and rescue. Qiaojia County People's Military Department organized four militiamen to rush to Xiaohe Town to participate in the rescue.
Up to now, the Qiaojia County Public Security Bureau has dispatched 50 police officers, the county fire brigade has dispatched 2 rescue vehicles with 13 people, and the county health and safety bureau has dispatched 2 ambulances, 2 emergency vehicles and 8 medical personnel and 10 emergency personnel to rescue The team is rushing to Xiaohe Town and Xindian Town one after another.
Yunnan Net reporter Xie Yi Cai Houyou Shen Xun Correspondent Hu Hualun