Destination -Luding, Sichuan!The Luoyang Kobe rescue team gathered 43 people rushed to the earthquake area for rescue

Elephant reporter Xie Weiwei

At 12:52 on September 5, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan. Up to now, the Luding earthquake has killed 21 people and more than 30 people have been injured. Some infrastructure such as water, electricity, transportation, and communication have been damaged.

Interviewee confidence

At around 19 pm on the 5th, the Luoyang Kobe rescue team gathered 43 players and departed from Luoyang City to Luding County for earthquake relief.

"In addition to the equipment of the earthquake rescue, we also brought the life detector, sonar, drone, satellite telephone and other equipment." Zhang Chaowei, the captain of the Luoyang Kobe rescue team, told Elephant Journalists that because the communication signal ahead was blocked, They are also constantly connecting with the local Kobe rescue team in Sichuan to understand the situation on the spot.

Interviewee confidence

"The Kobe rescue team in Sichuan has entered the disaster area. Because some sections are blocked, they have to go around from Kangding." Zhang Chaowei said that they have arrived near the boundary of Henan Province and are expected to arrive in Luding County at noon tomorrow.

Interviewee confidence

Zhang Chaowei introduced that they will dock with the local headquarters after arriving in Luding County. After grasping the situation, they enter the shock area to carry out rescue work.

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