China News Service, Chengdu, September 5th (Reporter Liu Zhongjun) The reporter learned from the "9.5" Luding Earthquake Relief Headquarters in Ya'an City, Sichuan Province on the 5th that the Luding earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has caused 14 deaths in Shimian County of the city. , some townships were affected to varying degrees.

　　At 12:52 on September 5, an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province (29.6 degrees north latitude, 102.1 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 16 kilometers.

　　As of 18:00, 14 people were killed in Shimian County, Ya'an City due to the earthquake, and some towns were affected to varying degrees.

National Highway 108 and Provincial Highway 217 were interrupted; roads in Wanggangping Town, Caoke Township, and Xinmin Township, Shimian County were interrupted; some communication trunk lines and local networks were damaged, and 79 base stations were interrupted and retired; some power transmission lines were tripped , the substation is out of service.

　　After the earthquake, Ya'an City established the "9.5" Luding Earthquake Relief Headquarters, and upgraded the second-level emergency response level to the first-level earthquake disaster.

At the same time, in accordance with the provisions of the "Ya'an City Natural Disaster Relief Emergency Plan", Ya'an City's first-level natural disaster relief emergency response was launched.

　　At the same time, more than 2,100 people from Ya'an City dispatched emergency rescue, armed police, fire fighting, medical treatment, public security and other rescue forces to the earthquake-stricken area immediately to carry out personnel search and rescue, wounded treatment, road rescue, and mass transfer and resettlement. The rest of the rescue teams have been assembled. Standby.

Meishan City and Liangshan Prefecture dispatched more than 120 fire rescue teams in 29 vehicles to assist Ya'an.

　　At present, the injured have been sent to the hospital for treatment, and all efforts are being made to search and rescue the trapped people to ensure that no one is missed.

Make every effort to rescue the injured people and minimize casualties.

At the same time, transfer the masses to avoid danger to ensure that no casualties are caused by secondary disasters.

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