At 22:55 on June 17, 2019, a 6.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in Changning County, Yibin City (longitude 104.90, latitude 28.34), with a depth of 16 kilometers. After the earthquake, the Sichuan Provincial Fire and Rescue Corps immediately launched the "Cross Regional Earthquake Rescue Plan", and dispatched the Yibin, Chengdu, Zigong, Luzhou, Neijiang, Leshan, Ya'an, Meishan, Ziyang, and Suining detachments to rush to the epicenter for rescue, and ordered other detachments to prepare for standby. The headquarters, communication support, and combat support forces of the entire team rushed to the epicenter.
Directly hitting the rescue site
The earthquake has affected counties and districts such as Changning County, Gong County, and Gao County, with a total of 243880 people affected. 13 people have died due to the disaster, including 9 in Changning County and 4 in Gong County. 220 people have been injured, including 153 hospitalized. Among the 153 hospitalized people, 8 are critically ill, 12 are seriously injured, 133 are lightly injured or slightly injured, and 52931 people have been urgently relocated.
After preliminary investigation and statistics, the power, communication, water supply, gas supply, transportation facilities, and ecological environment in the earthquake stricken area have been damaged to varying degrees. 9532 households with 20185 rooms collapsed or severely damaged, and 21123 households with 75713 rooms were generally damaged. The disaster situation is still under further investigation.
At present, rescue supplies such as drinking water, food, tents, and blankets have gradually arrived in the disaster area.
The Fire and Rescue Bureau of the Emergency Management Department has learned that as of today, the Sichuan Fire and Rescue Corps has dispatched 10 brigades including Yibin, Chengdu, Zigong, Luzhou, Neijiang, Leshan, Ya'an, Meishan, Ziyang, and Suining, as well as 148 vehicles and 669 personnel from the Corps' full service command center and the Corps' combat support brigade to rush to the epicenter for rescue operations.
The Emergency Management Department of Sichuan Province has allocated 5000 tents, 10000 folding beds, 20000 bedding and other central disaster relief supplies to the earthquake stricken areas. The Senior Management Bureau of Sichuan Provincial Department of Transport has organized relevant toll stations to set up emergency channels for disaster relief vehicles and ensure the fast passage of disaster relief vehicles.
1. Partial on-site photos
2. The warning system has passed the seismic wave
It is worth mentioning that "earthquake warning" refers to the principle that electric waves are faster than seismic waves, providing a warning time of several seconds to tens of seconds to the target area before the earthquake occurs at the epicenter but has not yet caused damage to the surrounding target area. Theoretical research has shown that a warning time of 3 seconds can reduce the casualty ratio by 14%; If it is 10 seconds, the casualty ratio can be reduced by 39%. If the warning time is 20 seconds, it can reduce the casualty ratio by 63%. Even if you run for an extra second, it may be possible to save a fresh life! Thank you to the researchers who silently contribute! Currently, China's earthquake warning technology has reached the world's advanced level.
3. Earthquake ruthless, mutual love between nations
On the morning of June 18th, all the information displayed on the phone was about the Yibin earthquake. Mr. He, the chairman of Hubang Intelligent Rehabilitation Equipment Co., Ltd., immediately issued an emergency production task and decided to donate 100 manual wheelchairs and 100 crutches to Yibin. The employees of HuBang immediately began preparing for the installation and transportation of wheelchairs and crutches.
Prior to this, HuBang has been committed to donating wheelchairs and canes to impoverished areas, impoverished children, disabled persons' federations, and providing assistance and support within its capabilities, actively participating in public welfare undertakings and disaster relief operations.
On June 21, 2019, He Jinming, Chairman of Hubang, and Yang Shengming, Director of Sichuan Disabled Persons' Federation, jointly signed a donation agreement to donate rehabilitation equipment to the earthquake stricken areas in Yibin, Sichuan.
4. Urgent production of donated materials
Wheelchairs urgently sent to disaster stricken areas:
