8 people have been killed in the 5.5 magnitude earthquake in kashkurgan, Xinjiang




The picture shows the scene photo of the epicenter. (The image is from the Internet)

The picture shows the scene photo of the epicenter. (The image is from the Internet)

The picture shows the scene photo of the epicenter. (The image is from the Internet)

The picture shows the scene photo of the epicenter. (The image is from the Internet)

The picture shows the scene photo of the epicenter. (The image is from the Internet)

The picture shows the scene photo of the epicenter. (The image is from the Internet)

The picture shows the scene photo of the epicenter. (The image is from the Internet)

The picture shows the scene photo of the epicenter. (The image is from the Internet)

The picture shows the scene photo of the epicenter. (The image is from the Internet)

Xinhua News Agency, kashkurgan, Xinjiang, May 11 (reporter Li Xiaoling, Fu Xiaobo) the magnitude 5.5 earthquake in Xinjiang Taxkorgan County has killed 8 people and injured 23 by 11 o’clock, there were 2460 households and 12000 people affected by the disaster in 5 more serious areas, and 220 households and 1520 adobe houses in kuzegong village, the worst-hit town of Tashkent collapsed.

The epicenter of the earthquake was 3400 meters above sea level in kuzegong village, kashkurgan Township. The temperature was very low in the morning, and there was thin ice in some water-lying areas. The reporter saw that many farmers and herdsmen’s adobe houses collapsed, and all the affected people had left their residential houses and moved to open areas for resettlement. The local government, public security, fire fighting, armed police and other rescue forces are checking the situation of the masses and searching for victims buried or injured.

The local emergency headquarters has been set up and tents, quilts and other cold-proof materials have been urgently dispatched. At present, the first batch of blue tents have been set up in the epicenter for temporary use by the affected people cold-resist and disaster relief personnel.

During the interview, the reporter met a construction team, which was formed by more than 50 migrant workers across the country. When the earthquake occurred, the houses they lived in collapsed, three of them were killed, and four workers were now treated in the hospital. The workers on the scene stood in front of the ruins for a long time and were unwilling to leave.

In the Taxkorgan County People’s Hospital, which was responsible for rescuing the wounded, the reporter saw cracks in some walls, and falling walls were scattered in many halls and corridors. Some people injured in the earthquake are being sent here by ambulance for preliminary treatment.

According to the introduction of the earthquake-resistant emergency headquarters, more than 1,000 military and police troops and about 1,500 cadres and workers in 10 counties in the county are carrying out rescue operation in the hardest hit areas. At present, 9200 people have been transferred and resettled, 2500 affected houses, with a total area of 600000 square meters, 220 households and 1520 adobe houses in kuzegong village collapsed, and 820 livestock died.

According to the introduction of Taxkorgan County power supply company, the local power supply department has conducted a rapid inspection of the power grid and related equipment in the disaster area. At present, the power grid is operating normally, and the power supply in the epicenter villages and counties is normal. Water supply and communication in the county are currently normal.


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