China News Agency, Ya'an, June 2nd: News from the earthquake zone of Lushan, Ya'an, Sichuan: "race against time" inside and outside the resettlement site in Baoxing County

  Author Shan Peng Anyuan Lu Yang

  "It's a great painting!" Taking the watercolor painting from the little girl, volunteer Zuo Yulong's black and thin face burst into a bright smile.

In the picture, children are chasing and making trouble in the playground, and a gorgeous rainbow rises in the sky.

This is a scene from the "Qingqing Children's Paradise" at the resettlement site of Baoxing Middle School in Baoxing County, Ya'an City, Sichuan Province.

  "Qingqing Children's Paradise" is a children's playground specially established for children in the earthquake area. It was first established during the 6.0 magnitude earthquake in Yibin and Changning in 2019. It aims to provide a friendly space for children in the earthquake area accompanied by volunteers and help them get out of the disaster as soon as possible. of haze.

  On the afternoon of the 2nd, the reporter saw at the "Qingqing Children's Paradise" at the resettlement site of Baoxing Middle School that more than a dozen children between the ages of 5 and 9 were sitting around two large tables, drawing their inner world with colored pens.

"Their pictures can reflect their inner thoughts, and we can provide targeted and timely counseling according to their current state of mind." Zuo Yulong told reporters.

  After the earthquake, Zuo Yulong rushed from Chengdu to Baoxing in a race against time.

"I was a witness of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, and I can better understand the special significance of psychological counseling after the earthquake." Zuo Yulong said that in addition to painting, he would organize children to do some stress-relief games to help them relax in time. Nerve, "No matter what the external environment is, as long as they feel safe in this little children's playground, that's enough."

  At 17:00 on June 1, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred in Lushan County, Ya'an City, Sichuan Province, with a focal depth of 17 kilometers; at 17:03, a magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred in Baoxing County, Ya'an City, with a focal depth of 18 kilometers.

As of 9:00 on the 2nd, the earthquake has killed 4 people in Ya'an City, injured 41 people, and affected more than 13,000 people.

  In order to accommodate the students and the surrounding people, more than 240 tents were set up on the standard football field of Baoxing Middle School.

There are also temporary medical points and communication security points in the resettlement site.

Volunteers are running around in the tent "jungle", distributing supplies, sterilizing and disinfecting, and are very busy.

  In a corner of the tent "jungle", Li Yingzi, who was sitting in front of a simple desk in the tent, was highly focused, writing hard on a math simulation test paper for the senior high school entrance examination.

After finishing the last big question, she breathed a sigh of relief.

In less than 10 days, Li Yingzi, who is in the third year of this year's junior high school entrance examination, will take the high school entrance examination. "Although I can't study in the classroom, it is enough to be able to review and prepare for the test in the tent at this moment. What I have to do now is to calm down. , prepare for the exam with all your might." The 16-year-old girl looked extra calm.

  Race against time is not only the wish of Li Yingzi and her classmates, but also the task of rescuers and volunteers.

  In order to prolong the study time of the students and solve the lighting problem of the people at the resettlement site, more than 50 rescue team members from State Grid Sichuan Ya'an Electric Power (Group) Co., Ltd. raced against time to install lighting for each tent that afternoon.

"All tents must be lit tonight." Yu Xun, a member of the rescue team, said decisively.

As he was busy connecting lines, Yu Xun hardly had time to answer every question from reporters.

  The 32 wounded who had been treated in Baoxing County People's Hospital have been transferred to higher-level hospitals for further treatment.

Qin Lixiang, the deputy captain of the Chinese National (Sichuan) Emergency Medical Rescue Team who came here to support, did not take off the burden on his shoulders.

On the one hand, he must organize medical personnel to carry out nucleic acid testing at various temporary resettlement sites, and on the other hand, he must do a good job in epidemic prevention and disinfecting, and strictly prevent "big epidemics after major disasters".

"After the collapsed roads in Baoxing County are cleared, we will run the village hospital again to make post-earthquake planning." Qin Lixiang hurried to the next resettlement site before he finished speaking.

  As night fell, pedestrians on the streets of Baoxing County had gradually dispersed, and some buildings were posted with the words "ready to use" indicating the safety of professional testing and evaluation.

Some supermarkets and restaurants that are open, illuminate everyone who is still racing against time with warm yellow lights.

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