China News Service, Chengdu, June 10 (Reporter Liu Zhongjun) The reporter learned from the Sichuan Provincial Earthquake Relief Headquarters in the early morning of the 10th that after the earthquake in Malkang City, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, with the consent of the Sichuan Provincial People's Government, and in accordance with the "Earthquake Emergency Response in Sichuan Province" Plan" to start the emergency response to the provincial earthquake level 3.

  At 00:03 on June 10, an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 occurred in Malkang City, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan (32.27 degrees north latitude, 101.82 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.

At 01:28 on the 10th, another magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred with a focal depth of 13 kilometers.

After the earthquake, the high-speed public security inspected the conditions of roads and bridges in the Wenma section.

Provided by the First Branch of the Expressway Public Security Bureau

  With the approval of the Sichuan Provincial People's Government, the Sichuan Provincial Earthquake Relief Headquarters decided to activate the provincial earthquake level three emergency response according to the "Sichuan Provincial Earthquake Emergency Response Plan".

Relevant departments directly under the provincial government immediately entered an emergency state, and did a good job in emergency rescue, emergency duty, information aggregation, disaster investigation, and social stability.

Aba Prefecture quickly dispatched personnel to carry out disaster verification and on-site rescue work, and promptly reported to the Provincial Earthquake Relief Headquarters.

After the earthquake, the high-speed public security inspected the road along the Wenma section.

Provided by the First Branch of the Expressway Public Security Bureau

  In addition, according to the first branch of the Expressway Public Security Bureau of the Sichuan Provincial Public Security Department, after the earthquake, the Wenma section of the expressway in the jurisdiction has urgently opened a green channel for emergency rescue, and arranged for special police officers to be on duty to ensure the smooth passage of life to the disaster area.

At the same time, organize police forces to investigate potential safety hazards on roads, bridges, tunnels and slopes in the jurisdiction.

The First Branch of the Expressway Public Security Bureau of the Sichuan Provincial Public Security Department said that if you need to call the police for help in an emergency, you can call the 24-hour emergency telephone number 96122.

  At present, the Sichuan Provincial Earthquake Relief Headquarters Office has dispatched firefighting, forest firefighting, medical, electric power, health and other working groups to the epicenter.

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