At 12:52 on September 5, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, with a depth of 16 kilometers. Affected by the earthquake, 14 people have been killed in Shimian County, Ya'an City, and some townships have suffered from disasters

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

is affected by the earthquake, As of now, 14 people have been killed in Shimian County, Ya'an City, and some townships have been affected to varying degrees. In terms of transportation, the domestic national highway 108 and provincial highway 217 were interrupted; the roads of Wanggangping Township, Caoke Township and Xinmin Township of Shimian County were interrupted; in terms of communication, some trunk lines and local networks were damaged, and 79 base stations were interrupted; in terms of power, some lines were tripped, and the substation was suspended. After the

earthquake, Ya'an City quickly launched the earthquake disaster second-level emergency response and established the Ya'an City "9.5" Luding Earthquake Rescue and Disaster Relief Headquarters. According to the relevant situation of the disaster, the Ya'an City Earthquake Relief Command decided to upgrade the emergency response level of earthquake disasters to 1 magnitude in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Ya'an City Earthquake Emergency Plan". At the same time, in accordance with the provisions of the "Ya'an City Natural Disaster Rescue Emergency Plan", the first-level natural disaster rescue emergency response in Ya'an City was launched.

At the same time, Ya'an City dispatched emergency rescue, armed police, firefighting, medical, public security, and other rescue forces to the earthquake-stricken areas as soon as possible to carry out personnel search and rescue, treatment of wounded people, road access and mass transfer and resettlement, and other rescue teams have gathered and standby. Meishan City and Liangshan Prefecture dispatched fire rescue teams of 29 vehicles and more than 120 people rushed to the rescue Ya'an .

At present, the injured have been sent to the hospital for treatment. Ya'an City is making every effort to search and rescue trapped people to ensure that no one is missing; it is making every effort to rescue injured people to minimize casualties; it is making every effort to evade the people and ensure that no casualties caused by disasters occur.

  • At 12:52 on September 5, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, with a depth of 16 kilometers. Affected by the earthquake, 14 people have been killed in Shimian County, Ya'an City, and some townships have suffered from disasters  - DayDayNews Sichuan fire rescue forces gathered to dispatch

At 12:52 on September 5, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, with a depth of 16 kilometers. Affected by the earthquake, 14 people have been killed in Shimian County, Ya'an City, and some townships have suffered from disasters  - DayDayNews

After the earthquake, Sichuan Provincial Fire Rescue Corps immediately dispatched 30 people from the Luding County Foreshu Team to the epicenter to verify the disaster situation, and dispatched 7 detachments including Ganzi, Chengdu, Deyang , Leshan , Ya'an, Meishan , Ziyang , Ziyang and 7 detachments, a total of 530 earthquake rescue forces immediately rushed to the epicenter to carry out rescue.

Fire rescue team saw that many collapses occurred in 318 National Highway , which caused road interruption.

At 12:52 on September 5, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, with a depth of 16 kilometers. Affected by the earthquake, 14 people have been killed in Shimian County, Ya'an City, and some townships have suffered from disasters  - DayDayNews
  • Sichuan Luding Public Security Bureau sent more than 200 police forces to carry out rescue work

After the earthquake, the Luding County Public Security Bureau quickly launched the emergency plan for earthquake emergencies , and made every effort to fight earthquake relief. It has sent more than 200 police forces to carry out rescue and collect information on disasters to ensure that the roads in the jurisdiction continue to be smooth. At present, the police have gone to various schools to carry out evacuation work in an orderly manner.

At 12:52 on September 5, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, with a depth of 16 kilometers. Affected by the earthquake, 14 people have been killed in Shimian County, Ya'an City, and some townships have suffered from disasters  - DayDayNews

Luding Traffic Police Brigade is cooperating with the armed police forces to rush through the S211 line and open the eccentric Moxi Town rescue channel.

At 12:52 on September 5, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, with a depth of 16 kilometers. Affected by the earthquake, 14 people have been killed in Shimian County, Ya'an City, and some townships have suffered from disasters  - DayDayNews
  • Sichuan Expressway Public Security quickly opened a green channel for earthquake rescue

At 12:52 on September 5, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, with a depth of 16 kilometers. Affected by the earthquake, 14 people have been killed in Shimian County, Ya'an City, and some townships have suffered from disasters  - DayDayNews

After a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, the first branch of Sichuan Expressway Public Security immediately opened a green channel for earthquake rescue on important lines leading to Luding , second and third roads, etc. in the jurisdiction, and arranged multiple groups of police forces to conduct uninterrupted patrols and hidden dangers on the highways in the jurisdiction, and rushed to Luding to escort.

  • Ganzi: 300 rescue teams have reached the Luding epicenter, and a rescue channel has been opened for rescue channels. After the earthquake occurred, the Ganzi Prefecture Earthquake Relief Command immediately launched a Level II emergency response.

    The relevant state-level departments immediately entered an emergency state and sent 635 rescue forces such as armed police firefighting, medical treatment, communication and electricity, and traffic safety to carry out emergency work. 300 rescue teams have reached the epicenter, a rescue passage has been opened, and an drone, , has been sent to investigate, and some houses have been damaged.

    • Affected by the Luding earthquake in Sichuan, some trains will be delayed to varying degrees

    To ensure the safety of passenger transport, the railway department quickly launched an emergency plan, urgently blocked section lines with a sense of tremor, comprehensively inspected driving equipment, and checked for safety hazards. Affected by this, some trains will be delayed to varying degrees.Please apologize for this inconvenience to your travel! At the same time, passengers are reminded to pay attention to the changes in trains at any time. For details, please refer to the station announcement or call the 12306 Railway Customer Service Center for consultation.

    At 12:52 on September 5, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, with a depth of 16 kilometers. Affected by the earthquake, 14 people have been killed in Shimian County, Ya'an City, and some townships have suffered from disasters  - DayDayNews
    • earthquake zone meteorological information

    According to the Weibo of Central Meteorological Observatory , in the past 24 hours, light rain in Luding County generally fell, and local moderate rain was still there. The weather is cloudy and the wind is not strong. It is expected that in the next three days (5th to 7th), there will be more rainfall in Luding County, with the highest temperature of 22~25℃, the lowest temperature of 12~15℃, and the wind is not strong.

    There will be showers this afternoon to night. On the 6th, it rained lightly to moderately. On the 7th, moderate rain. After the earthquake, the geological conditions are fragile and disasters such as landslides, mudslides, collapses and other disasters may occur. Pay attention to safety and strengthen prevention.

    At 12:52 on September 5, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, with a depth of 16 kilometers. Affected by the earthquake, 14 people have been killed in Shimian County, Ya'an City, and some townships have suffered from disasters  - DayDayNews

    (comprehensive from People's Daily , CCTV News, Xinhua News Agency , @Weiganzi, etc.)

    Senior editor of this issue Zhou Yuhua

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