At 23: 59 Beijing time on December 18th, an earthquake of magnitude 6.2 occurred in Jishishan County, Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province, with a focal depth of 10km (click to view details). The epicenter was located in Liugou Township, Jishishan County. The earthquakes in Lanzhou, Qingyang, Pingliang, Tianshui, Longnan, Dingxi, Wuwei and Jinchang are obvious.
On the 19th, Gansu held a press conference to introduce the latest situation of earthquake relief. At the press conference, all stood up in silence for the victims.
Up to now, the earthquake has killed 105 people and damaged 4782 houses in Gansu.
According to the Propaganda Department of Qinghai Provincial Party Committee and the Emergency Management Department of Qinghai Province, the Jishishan M 6.2 earthquake in Gansu Province affected neighboring Qinghai. By 6: 00 on December 19th, the earthquake had caused 11 deaths and 140 injuries in Haidong City, Qinghai Province. Some houses in Minhe, Xunhua and Hualong counties collapsed, local power lines and communication networks were under repair, and personnel rescue and disaster verification were still in progress.
There is still the possibility of strong aftershocks.
At the press conference, in response to a media question about whether there will be another big aftershock, the person in charge of the relevant department said that according to the characteristics of the regional structure, historical seismic activity and earthquake sequence type of this earthquake, comprehensive analysis believes that there is still the possibility of a strong aftershock of magnitude 5 in the original earthquake area in recent days.
"The roof tiles fell and broke my head."
Someone is wearing a quilt and making a fire by the roadside to keep warm.
"My brother lives in the countryside, and the roof tiles were shaken by the earthquake and broke his head; The adobe wall was also shaken down and the furniture was scattered all over the floor. " After the earthquake, Mr. Lu, who lives in Jishishan County, Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province, telephoned his relatives living in the countryside for the first time.
"My home is on the sixth floor, and the earthquake is strong. The whole family was shaken up and the radiator fell to the ground." In an interview with a reporter from China News Service, Mr. Lu said that after the earthquake, they ran downstairs and drove to the open area of Binhe Road, and many residents ran out of the building along the way.
"With a bang, the wall on the second floor collapsed and was almost smashed inside." At about 6: 00 am on the 19th, Ma Axiyan, a villager from Chuimatan Town, Jishishan County, Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province, said that when the earthquake happened, she forgot to wear clothes and ran barefoot and saw bricks and glass scattered all over the place.
The reporter saw in the street of Chuimatan Town that dozens of residents spontaneously lit a fire on the roadside to keep warm, some were covered with quilts, and some were wearing thick cotton-padded jackets. The glass on the second floor of the street was broken and the glass slag fell on the sidewalk. Ambulances, fire engines and police cars go back and forth on the road.
In addition, Xining, the capital of Qinghai Province, which is more than 200 kilometers away from Jishishan County, also felt a strong earthquake, and some residents took refuge in the streets.
There will be no precipitation in Jishishan, Gansu in the next ten days.
The minimum temperature at night will reach -14℃
The Meteorological Bureau of Linxia Prefecture issued a special weather forecast for the earthquake zone in Jishishan County. In the past 24 hours, the weather in Dahejia, Liugou, Liuji, Anji, Yinchuan, Zhaizigou, Chuimatan, Shiyuan and nearby towns and villages in Jishishan, Linxia Prefecture was sunny and cloudy. At 06: 00 on the 19th, the temperature was about -14℃ and the wind was 1 ~ 2. In the next 10 days, there will be no precipitation in Jishishan, and the weather will be mainly sunny and cloudy, with the lowest temperature of about -14℃ and the highest temperature of about 5℃.
Meteorologists suggest that the minimum temperature at night is about -14℃, so disaster relief personnel should take cold and warm measures. Pay attention to safety when heating in emergency tents, and beware of carbon monoxide poisoning when using open flames. Emergency rescue vehicles should pay attention to driving safety.
The western theater sent forward command post.
According to the order of the Joint Command Center of the Central Military Commission, the western theater quickly launched an emergency response mechanism, established a command system for emergency rescue and disaster relief at the first time, and sent a forward command post to the earthquake zone to uniformly command the troops’ disaster relief operations. At present, an air defense brigade of the 76th Army, Gansu Military Region, Gansu Armed Police Corps and other emergency rescue forces have entered the earthquake zone to carry out personnel search and rescue and road cleaning. The reporter learned from the Western Theater Joint Command Center that the theater army, theater air force, Xining Joint Logistics Support Center, Armed Police Gansu Corps, Armed Police Qinghai Corps and other units have made follow-up support preparations and put into disaster relief operations as ordered.
Original title: "Gansu conference site mourned for the victims of the earthquake! There is the possibility of a strong aftershock of magnitude 5. "
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