(Crash of China Eastern Airlines passenger plane) Feature: High temperature search and rescue is more difficult to comprehensively strengthen disinfection and epidemic prevention at the crash site of China Eastern Airlines

  China News Agency, Wuzhou, Guangxi, March 26th: The difficulty of high temperature search and rescue has increased, and the crash site of China Eastern Airlines has comprehensively strengthened disinfection and epidemic prevention

  Author Lin Haomeng Mingming Chen Yanyou

  On the way from Mofeng Village to the core area of ​​China Eastern Airlines passenger plane crash rescue, the reporter saw that there were multiple epidemic prevention card points along the way, and the staff used loudspeakers to prompt the entering personnel to show the health code, itinerary card and the negative nucleic acid test certificate, which the local fire department used. A temporary rescue and killing area is set up in orange tents to conduct comprehensive disinfection and sterilization of passing personnel and items.

  From March 25th to 26th, after days of overcast and rainy weather, the temperature at the crash site of the China Eastern Airlines passenger plane rose significantly. The highest temperature reached 30°C, and the scene was very hot and humid.

On March 25, more than 200 officers and soldiers of the Guangxi Armed Police Corps took the method of small group formation and batch battles, together with the militia, firefighting and other rescue forces, continued to carry out search and rescue in the core area of ​​the "3.21" China Eastern Airlines crash.

Photo by China News Agency Jiang Huaipeng

  "The temperature has risen, the number of mosquitoes on the mountain has also increased, and the mobility of people has increased, which has increased the risk of disease transmission and brought challenges to the epidemic prevention and control work." A staff member of the Wuzhou City Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Guangxi told reporters, The rescue headquarters has dispatched professionals to carry out large-scale killing operations in densely populated areas such as search and rescue areas and temporary emergency headquarters to reduce the risk of disease transmission as much as possible.

  A firefighter who has just taken a rest from the rescue core area told reporters that at present, some large excavation machines have entered the site for operation, but in special areas, rescuers can only dig with hoes, shovels and other tools, or hold metal detectors. The instrument performs refined operations to search for metal parts hidden underground.

  The firefighter said that the increase in temperature has adversely affected the environment of the core rescue area. From March 25th, every rescuer must wear strict protective clothing before entering the field. Everyone overcomes the high temperature and mountain roads. Complex and other difficulties, full search and rescue, store the found items in boxes of different colors, and mark them.

Because of the hot weather, some firefighters experienced heat stroke.

On March 24, officers and soldiers of the Guangxi Armed Police Corps continued to search for the second black box in the core area to assist local personnel in cleaning up the scene.

Photo courtesy of the Guangxi Armed Police Corps

  According to the official information provided by Wuzhou City, in response to the current situation of a substantial increase in foreigners, increased mobility, and increased risk of epidemic spread, the city adjusted and upgraded epidemic prevention and control measures, and organized "one-to-one" special classes for the families of passengers on the crashed passenger plane. Provide nucleic acid testing, catering, accommodation and other services.

28 nucleic acid detection points and 18 temperature measurement and code scanning inspection points were added, and 6 key areas including the office area at the accident site were regularly disinfected.

  The reporter visited and saw that nucleic acid testing points have been set up at the entrance of each reception hotel in Teng County, Wuzhou City, to provide nucleic acid testing services for hotel residents.

At the temporary rescue headquarters of the Modong Village Committee, a large number of protective clothing, goggles, medicines and other anti-epidemic materials arrived one after another, filling the warehouse. Nucleic acid testing.

  Mo Yangming, director of the village committee of Mocong Village, Teng County, Wuzhou City, told reporters that Mocong Village distributed enough masks, disinfectant water and other anti-epidemic materials to each villager, and arranged special personnel at each entrance and exit to remind villagers to wear masks. Volunteers used motorcycles to transport supplies into the mountains and strictly wore masks throughout the process.

  Zhu Tao, director of the Aviation Safety Office of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, introduced that as of 15:00 on the 25th, rescuers found some remains at the crash site of the China Eastern Airlines passenger plane, and extracted 18 fingerprints and 101 relics from the scene.

At present, the Chinese public security organs are carrying out comprehensive investigation and inspection of biological features, traces and physical evidence, and identification of victims.

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