[Explanation] On April 29, a self-built house collapsed in Wangcheng District, Changsha. It was initially verified that 23 people were trapped. Before that, 7 people were rescued and 39 people lost contact.
At present, the eighth trapped person is in full rescue.
On May 2, Han Wendong, vice-captain of the Chinese rescue team, was interviewed by reporters on the latest rescue situation at the scene.
[Concurrent] Han Wendong, deputy captain of the Chinese rescue team
Now it is in the buildings on both sides of the collapse, and we are driving laterally to the middle. At first, we found signs of life, and we have rescued 7 people. Now these two points are working at the same time, and the west side of the building has reached the The position of the trapped person (No. 8), a little girl, she is now buried in the horizontal position on the first floor, there is a position of about four meters and is now trapped. After we have rescued and entered her position, we will provide She has been given life support and saline has been supplemented, and she is still very stable.
[Explanation] Han Wendong introduced that the collapsed house was a top-tier collapse, with strong suddenness, great harm, small space for people to be trapped, and great difficulty in rescue.
In addition, the houses on the east and west sides of the collapsed house were squeezed and impacted, and the main load-bearing components were seriously damaged, and they could fall to the collapsed house at any time, bringing great safety hazards to rescuers and trapped people.
[Concurrent] Han Wendong, deputy captain of the Chinese rescue team
And the (collapsed house) is on the second and third floors, and it has been embedded in (other) buildings. If you move large machinery at this time, it may cause danger to the lives of the trapped people.
When we were rescuing, if something collapsed like this, if we moved a large machine during the rescue, if the shock affected these two dangerous buildings (collapsed), our rescuers and the trapped people who had signs of life , will be buried in it.
[Explanation] Han Wendong said that a large number of prefabricated panels, beams, columns, and bricks formed an intricate overlap inside the collapsed house. In the narrow rescue space, the only way to work is to reinforce and excavate to prevent another collapse.
[Concurrent] Han Wendong, deputy captain of the Chinese rescue team
The rescue was very difficult. The players who entered the team were all very thin players. We had to reinforce them while digging. You need to open up multiple beams and multiple slabs layer by layer, and support them while driving, which takes a lot of time.
Reporter Yang Huafeng Xu Zhixiong Fu Jingyi reports from Changsha
Responsible editor: [Liu Xian]