[Commentary] At 12:52 on September 5, an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 occurred in Moxi Town, Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan. As of 14:00 on the 6th, the earthquake had caused 66 deaths (including 38 in Ganzi Prefecture and 28 in Ya'an City) , 15 people lost contact and 253 people were injured.

　　At noon on September 6, the second day after the earthquake, a reporter from China News Agency arrived at Moxi Town, Luding County, the epicenter of the earthquake.

At the resettlement site in Moxi Town Square, the affected people are eating and resting in blue disaster relief tents.

　　Although it was lunch break, there were still many volunteers in red vests walking between the tents in the resettlement site.

Long Jiahao, a teacher from Ganzi Vocational College who joined the volunteer team immediately after the earthquake, said that ensuring the living necessities of the people in the resettlement site is their top priority.

　　[Concurrent] Long Jiahao, teacher of Ganzi Vocational College

　　There are a total of 40 teachers in our college here. Our main job as volunteers is to see how many beds are in each tent and whether they (the victims of the disaster) are lacking in daily necessities. Do a statistic.

After the statistics are finished, they will be handed over to the person in charge here, and he will make a unified arrangement.

We will distribute these things to the villagers who are not enough.

　　[Explanation] It is understood that after the earthquake, the commerce department has activated the emergency mechanism to prepare for emergency support for daily necessities.

At present, the daily necessities markets in Ganzi and Ya'an are generally stable.

　　[Concurrent] Wang Feng, deputy director of the Sichuan Provincial Emergency Management Department

　　At present, the daily necessities markets in Ganzi and Ya'an are running smoothly, with sufficient supply and good order.

The province's refined oil supply is sufficient, and the supply in Ganzi and Ya'an is normal.

The province's natural gas production and supply have not been affected, and relevant enterprises have carried out emergency rescue work to ensure supply.

　　[Explanation] Leaving the resettlement site, the reporter saw that there were not many collapsed houses in Moxi Town. After evaluation, many houses have been affixed with labels of different levels such as "suspended use", "can use" and "prohibited use".

Cai Faxiu, 45, is the owner of a soup pot restaurant. After evaluation, the soup pot restaurant can operate normally.

Cai Faxiu immediately decided to provide free meals to volunteers and the elderly.

　　[Concurrent] Cai Faxiu, owner of the soup pot restaurant in Moxi Town, Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan

　　Just took our stools, our (gas) tanks, and other supplies out to their volunteers.

Today, I told the restaurant, the elderly here, cook some meals for them and volunteers.

Anyway, we can do as much as we have the power.

　　[Commentary] Although the earthquake has occurred for more than 24 hours, rescue forces from all parties are still busy.

It is understood that as of 7:00 on September 6, the earthquake has caused a total of 334 base stations to be withdrawn from service, and a total of 77 base stations have been restored; a total of 134 kilometers of optical cables have been damaged, and a total of 29 kilometers of optical cables have been restored; the number of people affected by the communication interruption is 16,000. household.

　　[Concurrent] Jiang Shicheng, manager of the network department of China Unicom in Ganzi

　　At about 4:30, we arrived at the place where there is a large landslide 500 meters away from Moxi (town).

Then we put the satellite on the frame, here to ensure a communication for the local emergency rescue personnel.

(It took) about four and a half hours to restore the base station.

We are divided into two groups, heading towards Moxi (town).

Because we do not know the road conditions along the route.

Yesterday, about 40 people were used in two directions to secure a communication recovery situation in Moxi.

　　[Explanation] It is reported that at present, the relevant ministries and commissions of the state, relevant provincial departments, the affected cities (states) and counties are acting quickly, various rescue forces are rushing to rescue, the cadres and the masses in the disaster areas are watching and helping each other, and the earthquake relief work is being carried out intensely.

　　Reported by Lu Yang and Yang Yudi from Ganzi, Sichuan

Responsible editor: [Ji Xiang]