2023-12-22 09:27:34
Disaster relief workers dug out a family of five in an earthquake-stricken area in Qinghai. (Picture/reproduced from Weibo)
After the 6.2 strong earthquake in Jishishan County, Gansu Province, a “sand surge” phenomenon was triggered. After the disaster relief personnel entered the disaster area, they immediately launched rescue operations. Every second was counted in the hope of saving the precious lives of the trapped people. Until the followingnoon of the 21st, the disaster relief personnel were near a house in the disaster area. A family of five was found buried in the sand. The three trapped adults formed a circle and tightly protected the two children in the center with quilts. This scene also made the people at the scene quite heartbroken.
Disaster relief workers dug out a family of five in an earthquake-stricken area in Qinghai. (Picture/reproduced from Weibo)
According to the “Xinmin Evening News” report, residents of Haidong County, the disaster-stricken area of the earthquake, found people buried alive at a house at No. 2 Caotan Village in Caotan Village. According to rescuers, three adults were found in a circle and seemed to be in a circle. Protecting something, then the rescuers saw someone. They quickly dug away the surrounding mud and water with their hands. After lifting out three adults, they found that they were wrapping two children in quilts.
The disaster relief personnel present were moved by these great gestures. They held back their tears and continued to dig out the surrounding mud and water with their hands until the on-site clearance work was completed. The disaster relief personnel successfully removed the family’s bodies one following another. At the same time, they observed a collective moment of silence to watch the deceased leave. go.
It is understood that the 6.2 strong earthquake in Jishishan County, Gansu triggered a “sand surge” phenomenon in the affected villages of Jintian and Caotan. This was due to the liquefied soil deep underground being squeezed out of the surface. A large amount of sediment would bury the roads, causing Some houses collapsed or “submerged”. As such situations occurred one following another following the earthquake, some people were unable to escape or lost contact.
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