Xinhua News Agency, tuschkgan, May 12 (Zhu Jingchao, Wang Zhiheng) on the evening of 11th, the propaganda department of Kashgar Prefecture Committee in Xinjiang held a press conference on Taxkorgan county, saying that the earthquake in taxian County killed 8 people and injured 29 people, more than 3,000 houses collapsed and the economic loss exceeded 0.8 billion yuan (RMB, the same below).
According to preliminary statistics from the earthquake relief headquarters, as of 18:00 on the 11th, the earthquake killed 8 people, injured 29 people and affected 12000 people. 537 houses collapsed, 3015 houses collapsed, sheepfold and 3500 houses collapsed, more than 800 livestock died, 150 damaged greenhouses, etc. The earthquake caused a total economic loss of 0.864 billion yuan.
According to reports, after the earthquake, Taxkorgan County dispatched troops, armed police, public security police, “visiting Huiju” village-based task force and grassroots cadres and civilians to carry out search and rescue work on the spot to find out the disaster situation. The First People’s Hospital in Kashgar area has formed 34 medical rescue teams in four batches, and the Second People’s Hospital has reached the disaster area to carry out treatment work for the injured people in two batches. Ten staff members of the CDC in Kashgar have also rushed to the disaster area to carry out epidemic monitoring and prevention work.
On the 11th, Xinjiang civil affairs department urgently dispatched 500 cotton tents, 1000 quilts, cotton-padded coat pieces, 1,000 folding beds and 1,000 sleeping bags. The finance of Kashgar region has allocated 10 million yuan for disaster relief, and relief supplies such as quilts, tents and heating installaion are being loaded and shipped. Some materials have been transported to the disaster area Taxkorgan County.
It is reported that at present, the rescue forces of all parties are seizing the gold of search and rescue for 72 hours, checking and verifying personnel one by one, completely cleaning up collapsed houses, carrying out net-type search, and fully rescuing the injured. On Taxkorgan County, a resettlement site for the affected people has been set up in the county, and the affected people have been transferred and resettled.
On Taxkorgan County, officials are organizing personnel to carry out rehabilitation and appeasement work, dredge roads, ensure the smooth power supply and communication, plus-sized the allocation of relief supplies, and fully protect the lives of the affected people.
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Zhongxin news agency, tuskurgan, May 12 (Zhu Jingchao, Wang Zhiheng) on the evening of 11th, the propaganda department of Kashgar Prefecture Committee in Xinjiang held a press conference on Taxkorgan county, saying that the earthquake in taxian County killed 8 people and injured 29 people, house pouring