Sichuan Luding earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8: rescue and transfer of earthquake victims and trapped people at the epicenter of forest fire fighting - Teller Report

2022-09-05T12:47:07.357Z

At 18:30 on September 5, more than 50 rescue forces from the Sichuan Forest Fire Brigade and the Ganzi Detachment were in Moxi Town, the epicenter of the Luding earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8, to rescue and transfer the injured and trapped villagers in Mozigou Village. Rescue forces bandaged and treated the wounded after crossing the river, and used trees to build cross bridges to transfer the wounded and trapped people across the river. At present, 32 forest firefighters from the Yajiang Brigade of Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Forest Fire Brigade are searching and rescuing the missing persons in the earthquake. The picture shows forest firefighters evacuating injured people and villagers. Photo courtesy of Sichuan Forest Fire Protection