The earthquake in Anhui Province, Hubei Province, Jiangxi Province, killed 13 people and injured more than 8000
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Last Update: 2008-11-03
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Source: Internet
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Introduction: Beijing, Nov 27, according to the website of the Ministry of Civil Affairs: at 8:49:38.6 on Nov 26, 2005, a 5.7-magnitude earthquake occurred in Jiujiang and Ruichang, Jiangxi Province (29.7 ° north latitude and 115.7 ° east longitude) There are obvious earthquakes in Jiujiang City, Nanchang City, Wuhan City, Huanggang City, Huangshi City and Susong County of Anhui Province As of 11:00 on November 27, statistics showed that the earthquake killed 13 people, injured more than 8000 people in different degrees, relocated more than 600000 people, and 2.8 million people were once in emergency 18000 houses collapsed and more than 150000 were damaged Power, communication and water supply of some counties and cities were interrupted After the earthquake, according to the national natural disaster emergency rescue plan, the Ministry of Civil Affairs immediately launched level 4 response, and sent a working group to the earthquake stricken areas to understand the disaster situation, comfort the victims and guide the relief work The working group arrived at the front line of Ruichang disaster area on the afternoon of the 26th and started work immediately The Ministry of Civil Affairs allocated 6300 special tents for disaster relief yesterday As of 11:00 this morning, 3000 tents have arrived in the disaster area, and the rest will arrive before evening In order to help the disaster areas carry out disaster relief work, the Ministry of civil affairs and the Ministry of Finance allocated emergency relief funds of 10 million yuan to the disaster areas in Jiangxi today At present, governments at all levels and civil affairs departments in the disaster area implement a 24-hour duty system, and relevant departments are fully engaged in disaster relief work Ruichang City and Jiujiang County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, once interrupted power, communication and urban water supply were basically restored, social order in the disaster area was good, and the mood of the victims was basically stable The disaster situation and relief work in Jiangxi Province are as follows: the earthquake affected more than 50 counties (cities and districts) in Jiujiang, Nanchang, Shangrao, Fuzhou, Yichun, Jingdezhen, Ganzhou and other cities, especially in Jiujiang and Ruichang According to preliminary statistics, 12 people died in the whole province due to disasters, including 5 people in Jiujiang County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, 7 people in Ruichang; more than 8000 people were injured and injured; 600000 people were relocated; 18000 houses collapsed, 150000 houses were damaged; some counties and cities lost communication and water and electricity After the earthquake, Jiangxi provincial Party committees and governments at all levels attached great importance to it Meng Jianzhu, Secretary of the provincial Party committee, and Huang Zhiquan, governor of Jiangxi Province, led the leading comrades of relevant departments to rush to the front line of the disaster area to command the relief and comfort the victims Luo Xiaoyu, director of the provincial Civil Affairs Department, led the relevant personnel to the disaster area to guide the relief work, and quickly allocated a number of relief tents and cotton quilts to the disaster area Jiangxi Province has allocated 5 million yuan and Jiujiang City 1 million yuan for earthquake relief Hubei Province: most of the areas were obviously affected by the earthquake, some of the building walls were broken, and Wuxue City, Huangmei County, Qichun County, Yangxin County, Tongshan County, Xianning City, Jiangxia District and Xinzhou District of Wuhan city were affected by the earthquake Yangxin, Qichun and Wuxue were crowded and trampled in the process of evacuation According to preliminary statistics, the earthquake killed one person and injured 87 people (including 78 students); relocated 7580 victims; collapsed 356 houses and damaged 2485 houses The earthquake also caused the interruption of communication and power supply in some villages and towns of Yangxin County, Huangshi City, and many high-voltage wires fell off After the disaster, the provincial Party committee and the provincial government attached great importance to it Yu Zhengsheng, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party committee, and Luo Qingquan, governor of the province, instructed the relevant departments to quickly grasp the earthquake dynamics, verify the disaster situation as soon as possible and carry out the disaster relief work quickly Zhou Jianwei, executive vice governor of the provincial government, led relevant departments to Wuxue City, where the earthquake was more serious, to express sympathy to the affected people and guide the work of disaster relief Huangshi City allocated 100000 yuan of emergency relief funds, and Yangxin County provided free treatment for the injured students and the masses Wuxue City invested 150000 yuan in disaster relief Anhui: Susong County has a strong sense of earthquake As of the 26th preliminary statistics, 32 houses collapsed, including 14 households and 26 houses There were no casualties Dongzhi County is also organizing forces to investigate At present, some houses are found to be cracked Other neighboring areas have reported earthquakes, but no major disasters have been reported.
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