A rock falls on a road in Luding County, Ganzijiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China, where a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred on September 5. [사진=신화통신·연합뉴스]
On the 5th, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in Sichuan, China, and the number of victims continued to increase.
Citing the ‘Sichuan Earthquake Donation List’ released by the Sichuan People’s Government the night before, China’s state-run Gwangmyeong Network reported on the 8th that people from all walks of life are making donations one following another for damage recovery and rescue work from the Sichuan earthquake that occurred on the 5th.
China’s National Energy Group Public Interest Fund, China’s state-owned power company Changjiang Sanxia Group, and China Petroleum and Natural Gas Group’s Sinan Branch donated 50 million yuan (regarding 9.9 billion won) each. Chinese automobile group Dongfeng Automobile, China National Railway Group, and Chinese steelmaker Angang Group each donated 20 million yuan through their own foundation. It is said that he participated in the donation procession.
Victims of the Sichuan earthquake are increasing rapidly. According to China Central Television (CCTV), a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding County, Gantzjiang Autonomous Prefecture on the 5th, killing 82 people and missing 35 people as of 8 am (local time) on the 8th. About 270 people were injured, four of them said to be life-threatening.
Rescue authorities dispatched more than 6,600 rescue workers to the scene and evacuated 11,200 people to a safe place. It is said that all 232 people who were isolated in Hailugou Glacier Forest Park because the only road connected to the outside was cut off due to a landslide were rescued and moved to a safe area.
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- Choi Ye-ji
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