Earthquake rescue summary
Today is May 17, is on the 12th Wenchuan fifth day after the earthquake. In prime time is over, rescue workers are still in the rubble to save lives. Following is the deadline for 19:00 today rescue the situation comprehensive report.
Shifang City 33-year-old red and white of the town of phosphate rock miners Zhou River at about 18 pm in the quarry were rescued. A 31-year-old woman buried in the town of chemical plants Ying-hua 124 hours under the ruins of the club, 18:13 rescued.
Beichuan County, Chen Xiangjiaba the 69-year-old Zhao Chuk Village of wealth in five nights trapped for five days, after 13:40 Ningxia fire officers and men were rescued. The county buried within 117 hours of the survivors quarter of Zhongshan in 11:30 and was rescued by officers and men of the Second Artillery Force.
German tourists in Wenchuan County Boge Da Guan Cun Tao Heung ginkgo trapped for five days after 8:10 rescued.
Dujiangyan a Xingnan Zi buried 118 hours, were rescued around 8:00.
Earlier today that the relief situation in 17:40, a group army of the Chengdu Military Region, two helicopters顶着dense Wuai landed in the town of Wenchuan Yingxiuwan, 16 seriously injured all out, including four in the ruins of survival for more than 100 hours of the seriously injured.
Marines 60 SCS members on the 17th walked over the mountains, armed swimming, rushed to the hardest hit in Deyang City, Han Wang Zhen Xiao Mu Qing Ping Xiang Ling, to rescue the trapped more than 1,600 people.
Up at 9:00 on the 17th, the State Seismological Bureau and the provincial rescue team for earthquake rescue team total of 244 survivors were rescued. One team rescued 46 people, provincial teams rescued 198 people.
Chengdu Military Region earthquake relief headquarters on the 17th that the People’s Liberation Army and armed police officers and soldiers on the 16th and was rescued from the ruins of the 163 survivors, including 57 people in Mianyang County, Deyang, Mianzhu City, 53, Dujiangyan and Wenchuan County Yingxiuwan town of 38 people, other disasters District 15.
In addition, seven stranded in Wenchuan County village of 14 Taiwanese tourists on the 16th morning with local travel agencies have been contacted, has been rescued. This Geban 14 men and women, all from Taiwan’s Changhua County Xizhou township. 12 of which are 60-70 years old, the other two were 59-year-old tourist and a 41-year-old leader of Taiwan.
In addition, Mianzhu of Sichuan Shan Qingping scientific study of 18 Chinese experts on the 16th was also the Chengdu Military Region, officers and soldiers rescued.
Total strength of relief today, 5:58 p.m. today issued the news that, according to the Department of the PLA General Staff Headquarters combat reports, the earthquake relief under the CPC Central Committee and State Council’s plan, has gradually shifted focus in rural areas. As at 17:00 on the 17th, the Chinese armed forces in earthquake relief in disaster areas in Sichuan ground troops has reached 86,000 people. People’s Liberation Army, armed police and militia reserve forces in earthquake relief force of 148,000 people, to participate in earthquake relief operations in 99 military helicopters, medical and epidemic prevention teams 88.
Deyang City, Sichuan casualties ending at 19:00 on the 16th death toll has reached 10,136 people, injured 57,000 people, 10,000 people were trapped, in addition to 7515 people being buried ruins, and another 3,753 people missing, it is estimated that the final death toll will be high Up to 20,000 people. Sichuan which two “top ten counties,” Mianzhu, Shifang the worst-hit. At present, 6,700 people died in Mianzhu City, buried 5,500 people, injured 22,000 people, 1,100 people missing, 8,000 people were trapped; Shifang City died 3378, buried more than 2,000 people, injured nearly 32,000 people, 2,600 missing , 2,000 people were trapped.
According to the afternoon on the 17th issued by the Department of the General Staff Headquarters operations, disaster relief unit on the 16th day of 2538 excavation was buried personnel, including 165 survivors. Accordingly projections yesterday, the survival rate of 6.5%.