Helicopter puts into the Sichuan Luding Earthquake Rescue Moving Township Caifeng Township 35 people

After a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Luding County, Ganzi, Sichuan, the Southern Aviation Forestry Terminal of the Emergency Management Department dispatched five helicopters to Xieke Township of Shimi County to implement aviation rescue operations. Yesterday (6th), five helicopters were transferred to 35 wounded, of which 10 were seriously wounded. Today, the helicopter will continue to work.

The reporter Li Yan: My current position is the mountain top of Ashami County Middle School. Since the earthquake, it has been opened to the temporary take -off and landing point for the air rescue service helicopter of Ashami County. Helicopter goes to Caofei Township, Ashami Prefecture. Caishe Township has no way to travel for the time being for the time being, and can only go through walking and air passages. This morning, the five aircraft of the Southern Aviation Forestry Terminal of the Emergency Management Department have taken off and are performing disaster relief tasks such as disaster reconnaissance and material delivery, and wounded transfer.

The reporter Li Yan: What kind of materials can you reach Caofen Township today?

Lin Jiping, deputy head of Xichang Station of the Southern Airlines Station of the Emergency Management Department: Medical equipment, communications equipment, medical supplies, and medical ambulance personnel in all aspects, the wounded will continue to transfer today. As of now, about 20 tons of supplies have been transported to Caofen Township today. Yesterday we transferred a total of 35 wounded, 10 of which were severely wounded and 33 medical staff. We can get within 20 minutes from Ishimon County to Caofeng Township (Air Rescue Channel). Now the ground cannot be opened to traffic. If it is opened to traffic, it may take 4 to 8 hours to reach Caoke Township. ) Great saving time.

(Reporter Li Yi Zhang Yushan Fan Jianfeng)

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