Zhou Enlai went deep into the disaster area to visit the victims. The local victims sent the only turbid water to the Prime Minister. There were local staff around him from time to time, persuading the Prime Minister not to drink this water.

On March 8, 1966, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Xingtai area of ​​Hebei Province. Zhou Enlai went deep into the disaster area to visit the victims. The local victims sent the only turbid water to the Prime Minister. There were local staff around him from time to time, persuading the Prime Minister not to drink this water. As a result, Premier Zhou drank all the dirty water and replied: The people in the disaster area can drink it, why can't the Prime Minister drink it? Compared to the turbid water in front of him, Premier Zhou was more worried about whether there would be aftershocks.

weeks Premier went to the disaster area to express condolences

This is the first time that a major earthquake occurred in densely populated areas of the plains since the founding of New China . After the disaster reached Zhongnanhai , Premier Zhou rushed to the disaster area as soon as possible, both physically and mentally, and was already quite exhausted. It was already dark, but Premier Zhou did not leave a rest. The staff around him advised him to take a rest first, but Premier Zhou refused. . Local staff said worriedly: " aftershocks are constant, and taking the train is not safe . "

Premier Zhou said to him very directly: "So many people are not afraid of being unsafe. Can we still be afraid of being unsafe? There is nothing great about earthquakes, we must go tonight. So I kept taking the train to Longyao, Xingtai, and then he listened to the report on the disaster scene for a whole day, and he was completely in love. All were pulled up. In the report, the 6.8-magnitude and 7.2-magnitude earthquake occurred in Longyao County and Ningjin County. A total of 8,064 people died, 38,451 injured, and more than 5.08 million houses collapsed.

Week Premier hurriedly ate , a small bowl of bean noodles on the train , this is the only meal he has eaten in the past two days. However, when Premier Zhou arrived at the disaster area, he could not even have a meal anymore. What happened in the local area of ​​ Xingtai ? The next day, Premier Zhou rushed to , Baijiazhai Village, which was the epicenter of and was the most severely affected. This area is full of broken walls and ruins. The cracks on the ground are sprinkled sand and water from time to time, and people on the ruins are crying. Seeing all this, Premier Zhou also burst into tears.

On the way, Premier Zhou met an old man who was lucky enough to escape from this disaster because he was still working in the fields when the incident happened, and he didn't seem to be hurt. However, when he looked at the house he had lived in for a lifetime, it turned into broken bricks and tiles, he still couldn't help but burst into tears. Premier Zhou comforted the old man: " As long as people are in everything, they will definitely help you rebuild your home! ”

Premier Zhou passed through the broken wall, went around the house, asked about his well-being, bent over and walked into the shack, asking about the condition of the wounded. Passing by a family of three, after Premier Zhou entered the hospital, the couple embarrassedly scooped out a large bowl of water for Premier Zhou to drink. The water was sandy and soil-colored, and there were scraps floating on it. Just when the people around him wanted to pour out the bowl of water, Premier Zhou drank it all in one go. He heard that there was no clean drinking water in the village, and he immediately felt a warning in his heart.

You must know that many secondary disasters after the earthquake were caused by water pollution, He instructed cadres to find ways to help.

He told the cadres to try to find a way to help.

You should know that many secondary disasters after the earthquake were caused by water pollution. He instructed cadres to try to find a way to help. He told cadres to try to find a way to help.

You should know that many secondary disasters after the earthquake were caused by water pollution. He instructed cadres to try to find a way to help.

Helping to get a sweet water well , reminding them that drinking water should not be underestimated. Even if there is no clean water source, you must boil the water before drinking. Facing Premier Zhou's meticulous care, the victims were moved to tears.

Premier Zhou's thrilling moments in the disaster area

A retired cadre who worked in the Longyao County Party Committee of Xingtai recalled that when Premier Zhou was talking, another strong aftershock occurred in . Instead, Premier Zhou sat there calmly, dusted the soil on his body, and said calmly, "Don't be afraid of , this is an aftershock, so let's continue to talk about recovery work. ”

That night, under the threat of aftershocks, Premier Zhou had been at the command center to deploy post-disaster rescue work until after 11 o'clock in the evening, and then rushed back to Shijiazhuang overnight to continue the meeting, and then returned to the two places. The special train was parked on the railway branch line at night, and he worked until late at night. He was tired of staying on the train and had never slept for a full sleep.

After coming to the Xingtai earthquake-stricken area, Premier Zhou commanded the People's Liberation Army for the first time and carried out an unprecedented anti-earthquake and disaster relief operation. There were a lot of people coming to rescue , totaling more than 65,000 . At that time, more than 2,000 villagers came to surround Premier Zhou after hearing the news. Premier Zhou said sincerely: "In the War of Resistance Against Japan, you also suffered losses, and that was fighting against the national enemy. This time, we are fighting against the 'enemy' of the earth ."

However, just as the rescue work was in an orderly manner, Longyao County felt another violent shaking, just when everyone thought it was another aftershock. The bad news came. On March 22, a strong earthquake of 77.2 broke out in Ningjin County, Hebei. . Due to the serious disaster, Premier Zhou decided to go to the disaster area again for inspection.

Premier Zhou was on the plane. Comrade of the

Permier Zhou wanted Premier Zhou to see the whole picture of the disaster area, so he was about to fly back to the command center. He circled in the air. Premier Zhou didn't know this situation and said anxiously: "I am here to see the people in the disaster area. What are you always turning in the sky? ?" The captain of knew that Premier Zhou would not be relieved if he didn't go down to see it, so he found a place to prepare to land. After the earthquake, aftershocks still occurred in the earthquake area, the earth was still trembling frequently, and sometimes ruins collapsed. When Zhou Enlai arrived in Ningjin County, it was already past 11 o'clock in the evening. The street was pitch black, and the comrades greeted in the county carried lanterns to guide the way.

Although the magnitude of earthquake was stronger in this earthquake, because the masses have made some precautions, fortunately, the casualties of were much less than those of Longyao County . However, when the people nearby heard that Premier Zhou was coming, they ran around and told each other one after another, looking at the excited fellow villagers in front of them, they felt a little relieved.

Weeks Premier went to the disaster area to inspect

Historically, China had a period of frequent earthquakes. From 1966 to 1976, 9 cities in China experienced earthquakes of magnitude 7 or above, and 7.4 earthquakes occurred in Bohai Bay , because it had little impact on the ground at sea. On March 8 and 22, 1966, two consecutive strong earthquakes occurred in Xingtai area of ​​. Xingtai is not far from Beijing, and the tremor in Beijing is obvious. So why did domestic earthquakes be so frequent between 1966 and 1976?

Aftershocks occurred frequently in the disaster area. Staff members persuaded Premier Zhou to return to Beijing to arrange work. Premier Zhou did not agree with everyone's opinions, but chose to stay in the disaster area and continue to hold an emergency meeting, emphasizing that all relevant ministries and commissions must be present. After Zhou Enlai completed all the preliminary transfers and instructions, he held a small meeting. The participants were mainly comrades from the Ministry of Geology, Ministry of Petroleum, , , and the State Administration of Surveying and Mapping. Among them, the familiar geologist geologist Li Siguang . Premier Zhou has a long-term vision. He is not only concerned about the current situation in the earthquake-stricken areas, but also about the scientific research of earthquakes.

He said at the meeting that the earthquake suffered a serious loss. We must use this earthquake to receive experience and study how to predict, prevent and predict earthquakes. After the news of the disaster in Xingtai spread across the country, crazes of support for the disaster areas were launched across the country, and countless people generously donated. Among them, a total of 5 html donations received more than 910,000 yuan, 198,000 kilograms of food coupons, and 35,000 feet of cloth . Geologists evaluated: After the Xingtai earthquake, there were no famines in the disaster area, no refugees, no outbreaks of epidemics, and no social unrest. has created a miracle that can be called human earthquake relief.