I only took the back of the father ｜ "9 · 5" Luding Earthquake Reporter Notes

Cover Journalist Li Qing

At 4 pm on September 7, at the 51st hour after the "September 5" Luding earthquake, rescuers found a landslide near the United Village Bridge in Luding County, and found signs of suspected life.

The news came, and my colleague and I rushed to the scene immediately. At 7 pm, I stood on the United Village Bridge and watched a excavator operating at the mountain collapse. A group of rescuers stood on the bridge head and waited. A rescueman told me that under the collapse, there were signs of life. It may be that the two cars below were weighted together, and there was space below. It would be a miracle if it could be rescued.

At 7:30 in the evening, the depth of the excavation was close to the trapped vehicle. I saw a yellow vehicle residual film dug out. "It's a pickup truck!" I said to myself.

Next to, a 50 -year -old uncle heard the words and said, "It's a clearance car."

I asked him, how do you know? He replied, "That's my son's car."

I stunned for a long time. It turned out that during the earthquake, the uncle's son lost contact. He inquired and finally knew that his son might be trapped in the United Village Bridge. "After the road was finished, we had been around for a long time, took the boat again, and climbed the mountain again."

I am surprised that the rescue team is very difficult to come in, and the uncle came in. I told him that there were signs of life, hoping to have miracles. He nodded and said, thank you.

After the vehicle's fragments were dug out, rescuers began to enter the search and rescue, but they were withdrawn from the whistle sounded by the landslide.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the sky was raining, the sky became darker and the lights were getting more and more. Public security, fire protection, doctors ... more and more people come, everyone is full of expectations, and there is a feeling of being prepared at any time.

The police dog of the Liangshan rescue team had a cold, but on the bridge, it sat upright and waited for the summons at any time.

The uncle leaned quietly on the side of the bridge, watching the direction of his son's vehicle silently. He suddenly came over and asked me what happened? I said I don't know, I may have to wait for a while. He said yes, turned his head, and began to stare at the excavation. I didn't ask him anymore, I just took a picture of his back.

Near 9 pm, call the crowbar loudly in front of the rescue! A rescueman ran away with a crowbar.

At 9:10 pm, everyone's heart was tight. Looking at more than a dozen rescuers from a distance, he lifted a person with a stretcher. Before I had time to ask the situation, the rescue workers ranked two rows and stood silent ...

For a moment, the scene was so quiet, only the sound of the stone fell, and the sound of the water of the Dadu River. I saw everyone lowering their heads and went back silently.

The lanterns died one by one, and the car drove away one by one. I looked around and didn't see my uncle. My eyes were a little hot, my brain was blank, I packed the equipment, and I was ready to return with my colleagues.

When I walked to the center of the bridge, I suddenly saw the uncle again. He was standing alone, and his son was lying at his feet. The uncle didn't cry, he touched the phone and called his wife: "People found it, died."

He was calm, but his voice was much smaller than before. I turned my head and wiped tears without stopping.

▲ Father's back

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