Xinhua News Agency: As of 16:00 on December 20th, the earthquake has caused 21 deaths, 198 injuries, and 13 missing persons in Haidong City. As of 9:00 on the 20th, the earthquake has caused 113 deaths and 782 injuries in Gansu.
On the afternoon of December 20th, the Office of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League issued a request letter, requesting assistance in building temporary housing for residents in the disaster area. Under the guidance of the Emergency Management Department of Henan Province and the Emergency Management Bureau of Zhengzhou City, the Municipal Emergency Association quickly organized a call for member units to assist the disaster area.
At around 21:00 on the evening of the 20th, coordinated and coordinated by the Zhengzhou Blue Sky Rescue Team, the first batch of 80 sets of
Folding Container House and other materials provided free of charge by Henan Jinming Metal Materials Co., Ltd. were loaded onto trucks from Zhengzhou and Xuzhou and sent to the disaster stricken areas of Gansu and Qinghai. The second batch of 120 sets of Foldable Container Houses and other materials will be sent out gradually tomorrow.
"Each Container House can accommodate 5-6 people, and we plan to provide assistance for 300 sets, which is expected to accommodate 1500 people. This type of container house is foldable and can transport 20 sets per vehicle, while traditional Flat Pack Container House can only transport 8 sets per vehicle." According to Yuan Gaolei, the general manager of Henan Jinming Metal Materials Co., Ltd., the box houses have passed the extreme low temperature test conducted by the Zhengzhou Public Safety Research Institute of Tsinghua University and have strong insulation performance, Capable of withstanding the severe cold weather of minus ten degrees Celsius in Gansu. It is understood that at the press conference on the 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Jishishan held on December 20th, it was reported that as of 3:00 pm on the 19th, rescue work has basically been completed, and the focus of related work will shift to the treatment of the injured and the resettlement of the affected population.
"Due to the long distance between Henan and Gansu, the rescue operation in Gansu has basically ended. Now, we mainly carry out the escort of rescue materials. This batch of relief materials consists of 200 emergency compartments, which is very necessary for the people in the disaster area in such a cold season." said Su Qin, the captain of the Blue Sky Rescue Team in Zhengzhou City.
The Zhengzhou Blue Sky Emergency Rescue Team dispatched 5 members to the disaster stricken areas of Gansu and Qinghai in this operation. The first batch of supplies is expected to arrive in the disaster area at 14:00 tomorrow. "We will proceed with the on-site installation of the box room as soon as possible upon arrival, and try our best to provide warm housing for the people in the disaster area as soon as possible," said Su Qin. (Reporter Cheng Hao and Lv Wenwei)