The Sichuan Luding earthquake has caused 21 people to be killed in Ganzi Ya'an

Xinhua News Agency, Chengdu, September 5th (Reporter Wu Guangyu and Dong Xiaohong) At 12:52 on September 5th, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Moxi Town, Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, with a depth of 16 kilometers.The reporter learned from Ganzi Prefecture and Ya'an that as of 18:00 on the 5th, the earthquake had killed 21 people.

After the earthquake, Ganzi Prefecture and Ya'an City quickly launched a secondary emergency response of earthquake disasters.As of 18:00 on the 5th, the earthquake had killed seven people in Luding County, and caused 14 people in Shean City, Ya'an City, which was adjacent to Moxi Town. Some towns and towns in the earthquake district were affected to varying degrees.Ya'an has upgraded the emergency response level of earthquake disaster to the level, and at the same time, the first -level natural disaster rescue emergency response was launched.

It is reported that Sichuan has dispatched rescue forces such as emergency rescue, armed police, fire protection, transportation, medical care, public security, etc. to the earthquake -stricken area for rescue and rescue.The earthquake has caused local damage to roads, communications, and houses in the disaster area, and the specific damage is still being checked.

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