China News Service, Dali Yangbi, May 23, title: Yangbi earthquake area in Dali, Yunnan: fireworks reappear and people’s lives are restored in an orderly manner
Author Han Shuainan Shi Guanglin Luo Jie
At less than 7 o'clock in the morning on the 23rd, Li Jianrong, who is over 60 years old, set up his shoe repair stall on the side of the street in Yangbi County, Yunnan.
"My stall has been set up for more than 40 years, and it is very rare that it is closed all day long like yesterday."
On the evening of the 21st, Yangbi Yi Autonomous County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province suffered multiple earthquakes with the highest magnitude of 6.4.
On the 22nd, most people in the county town went to various resettlement points to avoid the earthquake. Most shops on the street locked their doors and there were few pedestrians on the street.
After a day’s rest, on the morning of the 23rd, the large supermarket Dachangsheng Supermarket in Yangbi County resumed business. The staff were busy arranging the goods scattered on the ground after the earthquake.
According to Yang Hui, the person in charge of the supermarket, he has already replenished the urgently needed materials such as drinking water, instant noodles and bread in advance.
At 8 o'clock, some early shops in Yangbi County began to open. The number of pedestrians gradually increased, and the familiar smell of fireworks returned again.
At 12 o'clock, at a resettlement site in Xiuling Village, the epicenter of the earthquake, the food fragrant, Luo Shunfa and other villagers living in the resettlement site had a "big pot of rice."
After the meal, some of the villagers disinfected tableware with boiling water, and some handled the pork sent by the civil affairs department.
"When we first arrived at the resettlement site, everyone put together the rescued food. Your home produces rice and my home produces vegetables. Soon the civil affairs department sent us all kinds of supplies, including vegetables and meat. Everyone eats together, and it feels even better. Fragrant." Luo Shunfa said.
At 13 o'clock, in the camping flat resettlement site of Xiuling Village, some of the villagers were digging drains beside the tents, and some were building temporary kitchens.
Zhao Chunbin is also busy with it.
After learning of the earthquake in his hometown, he rushed back as soon as he was working in Weishan County.
"When I saw the disaster in my hometown, I wanted to help the villagers immediately." Zhao Chunbin said.
After finding that the house safety emergency assessment expert came to the Zhaying Pingdi Village team, Zhao Chunbin, who was not busy, rushed to assist in the evaluation of the dangerous house together.
According to assessment expert Wu Xuehai, the assessment team is assessing the damaged houses in the disaster area. According to the damage of the houses, the buildings are divided into three types: "usable", "suspended" and "prohibited".
"The results of this assessment will provide a basis for the restoration or reconstruction of houses in the disaster area."
Yang Xiaopeng, member of the Standing Committee of the Yangbi County Party Committee and deputy county magistrate, stated that the market order in the county is stable, the water supply function of the market town has basically recovered, the damaged power equipment has resumed power supply, and the communication in the earthquake area is normal. "Party committees and governments at all levels have adopted a series of work measures to ensure that people in the disaster-stricken areas have food, clothing, temporary safe housing, clean water, and timely treatment of illnesses, and no epidemics occur." Yang Xiaopeng said. (Finish)