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Work focus shifts to the wounded as earthquake rescue work begins to end

By MA JINGNA in Lanzhou and ZHAO RUIXUE | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2023-12-20 14:42
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Medical staff from Gansu Provincial Hospital give emergency treatment to an injured person in Jishishan county in Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture, Northwest China's Gansu province, Dec 19, 2023. [Photo by Tian Qi/chinadaily.com.cn]

As of 3 pm on Tuesday, the rescue work for the earthquake in Gansu province has begun to reach its end. The work focus will shift to the treatment of the wounded and the resettlement of the affected people to ensure the safety of people's lives and property, according to a news conference held on Wednesday.

The 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted Jishishan county at 11:59 pm Monday has resulted in 113 deaths in Gansu and 782 injuries as of 9 am on Wednesday.

A total of 14,939 houses collapsed and 207,204 houses were damaged in the earthquake, affecting 145,736 people of 37,162 households.

Currently, transportation, electricity and communication services have been fully restored, according to the news conference.

No secondary disasters have been reported, according to the quake relief headquarters. Operations in mines in the affected area have been urgently halted and people evacuated. However, reservoirs, hydropower stations, important river embankments and dam projects are operating normally.

There have been no reports of earthquake-related environmental pollution.

An inspection conducted at the Liujiaxia Hydropower Station shows that the dam body and other facilities, including the spillway structures, are working normally, according to the news conference.

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