China News Service, Xining, August 18 (Li Jun) On the 18th, the Qinghai Provincial Public Emergency Management Committee received a report from the Xining Municipal Committee Office of the Communist Party of China at 7:03 that a mountain torrent occurred in Datong County, Xining City, causing 4 deaths and 27 deaths. People lost contact.
According to the situation on site and comprehensive research and judgment, the Qinghai Provincial Emergency Management Committee for Public Emergencies decided that at 7:10 on August 18, 2022, a provincial-level emergency response to the mountain torrent disaster in Datong County, Xining City will be launched.
The Xining Disaster Reduction Committee issued a notice saying: From August 17th to 18th, there was heavy rainfall in Xining City. Due to continuous rains in Datong County, the mountain soil was saturated with moisture. Longwo Village, Hejiazhuang Village, Qingshan Village, Shadai Village and Shengdi Village suffered from mountain torrents.
The Xining Disaster Reduction Committee launched the municipal-level natural disaster relief Level II response at 9:30 on August 18.
At present, the disaster statistics and disaster relief work in Qinglin Township and Qingshan Township of Datong County are in full swing.
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