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Disaster / 4 chemical plant in sulfuric acid and liquid ammonia leak


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Four chemical plant leak of raw materials​

"Beijing News" reported that according to the Environmental Protection Department briefing on the 14th, four Chuanshen Shifang City two chemical plants, a chemical plant in Deyang City, sulphuric acid and liquid ammonia leakage. As emergency relief, the timely disposal, Shifang city, Deyang, a total of three chemical plants have been to eliminate the hidden dangers.
Roulian Chang Qing Chuanxian paean a cold storage ammonia leak occurred on the 17th. Qingchuan Xian environmental protection, fire and other relevant departments have rushed to the scene.

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Incidents have disposed of, no impact on the victims.

Found no secondary pollution​

As of now, seriously affected the earthquake-stricken area found no secondary pollution, pollution control facilities are not subject to seismic disasters.
Safety regulatory Office spokesman Huang Yi, the hardest hit of the earthquake ruptured pipeline for the risk of leakage expressed concern. He said that he has sent urgent danger of relevant experts in the field.
However, due to local aftershocks continued possibility of leakage of chemical raw materials still exist. :tiphat: http://209.85.171.104/translate_c?h...news/gd_20080518/200805/t20080518_781438.html

 

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Source: Xinhuanet
Found no case of disaster will cause large-borne anthrax

<SMALL> May 18, 2008 </SMALL> Source: Xinhuanet

The Sichuan provincial health department deputy director of the office Jiang Tao on the 18th when interviewed by reporters said that after the earthquake disaster Wenchuan in Sichuan so far found no case would cause large-borne anthrax cases.

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The Sichuan provincial health department deputy director of the office Jiang Tao on the 18th when interviewed by reporters said that after the earthquake disaster Wenchuan in Sichuan so far found no case would cause large-borne anthrax cases.Post-disaster disease prevention be the people most concerned about the current topic.

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Community spread, Sichuan disaster found that the highly infectious anthrax.

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In response, the Office of the Sichuan health officials clarified.

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Jiang Tao said that in Sichuan Province recently discovered 57 cases of gas gangrene disease is not infectious diseases, no wound on the ordinary people will not be making any impact.

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According to Provincial Health Office of the relevant person in charge, Sichuan Province has been active post-disaster disease epidemic prevention work.

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From the May 12 earthquake, the Health Department has sent more than 10,000 of a disease epidemic prevention teams to the disaster areas to rescue and disinfection work.

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In addition, the Ministry of Health has also drawn from all parts of the country has 104 post-disaster epidemic prevention experts to post-disaster diseases at the scene, hospitals and other places for guidance.

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It is understood that from the beginning of the 18th century, was the anthrax in major disasters, the rapid spread of war. Anthrax is caused by the Bacillus anthracis herbivores of acute infectious diseases, acute infectious disease of a zoonotic. Mainly for skin ulcers and surrounding tissue necrosis extensive edema and toxemia symptoms, and occasionally lead to lung, and the meninges of the acute intestinal infection, and associated with sepsis. <!--bodyend-->

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[Treyfish]

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WHO: clean water emphasis on the body's handling of the "bodies are sowing the first focus" is misunderstood Recently, the Sichuan disaster area to rescue personnel busy with the body spray disinfectant syrup to prevent the outbreak of the epidemic, this approach, the World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday issued a statement, referring to victims of providing clean drinking water than deal with dead bodies Important.
WHO said in a statement: "People generally believe that body is the source of spread of the epidemic, but it is not correct." WHO said the body would not pose a threat to public health, this misconception in the crucial moment unnecessary manpower and scattered Resources.
WHO explained that the report confirmed that the disaster has never spread of the epidemic bodies, the victims are usually healthy during his lifetime, so the bodies can not become a source of the epidemic.

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On the contrary, the epidemic is more likely to come from unclean food and water. WHO believes that the unclean food and water, coupled with personal and public health facilities and arrangements for the poor, is the real source of the outbreak, and the victims in temporary accommodation overcrowding, but also increase the explosive epidemic crisis.
In addition, the Xinhua News Agency reported that the authorities concerned in the disaster area 11 to drinking water sources and water quality monitoring results indicate that, Mianzhu City and the Dujiangyan Water ammonia超标about four times the initial judgement is due to transport water and rescue the remaining areas of the indicators Qualified, with drinking water quality standards.

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[Treyfish]

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Infectious diseases expert Jin Fu-chuan met with the Ministry of Health Sichuan earthquake occurred nearly a week, the Hong Kong Hospital Authority director of quality and safety  Yin Leung said yesterday that plans to deploy additional 19 this week, including orthopedics, intensive care doctors and clinical psychologists team  To assist victims of local governance, and the University of Hong Kong infected and infectious disease centre director Dr -together with the two experts, starting today in Sichuan to meet with the State Ministry of Health to discuss the post-infection control arrangements.
HA earlier dispatched five assessment teams to disaster areas, the group led by the infection and Emergency Services Chief Executive Manager Liu Shaohuai today upon his return, and held a news conference in the evening explain the disaster areas and relief situation  further support arrangements.
 Yin Leung yesterday attended a radio programme, said that the Sichuan disaster area than the poor working environment, there is no earthquake experience, but our doctors will need to cope with the disaster areas relevant units, in close cooperation with them. At the same time, Yin Leung  announced this week deployed 19 disaster areas to help rescue people, including orthopedics, intensive care Branch, anesthesiologists, emergency and wound care by medical staff, psychologists and clinical . Have been involved in several overseas emergency first-aid operations Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital accident and emergency departments in charge of Dr. Liu Chuzhao and nurses, Liu Bing, will be starting Monday morning,  clinical psychologist in the starting Wednesday.
Medical teams carrying tetanus vaccine
Huaxi hospital in Chengdu will set aside 30 of  governance injured by doctors in Hong Kong, Leung , said, temporarily do not see a Sichuan disaster areas as the outbreak , tetanus, clean water, cholera and skin infections, and other risks takes note , The team will carry a 300-500 tetanus vaccine on the disaster areas, for redundancy. :tiphat: http://209.85.135.104/translate_c?h...=http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080518/gam2.htm
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All nuclear facilities in China's earthquake-struck areas safe and secure

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BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- All the nuclear facilities in the earthquake-hit areas are safe and secure, a senior Chinese military officer said here Sunday afternoon.
Ma Jian, deputy director of the Combat Department of the General Staff Headquarters of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), told a press conference hosted by the Information Office under the State Council that the nuclear facilities have been put under strict protection by forces of the armed police and PLA immediately after the strike of earthquake on May 12.
"I could say in a responsible manner that all these facilities are safe and secure," Ma said.
"There is no problem at all." In response to a question about whether military facilities in Sichuan province were affected by the earthquakes, Ma said some of the military facilities were only slightly affected. He said the military have conducted a thorough inspection of all the facilities and garrisons involved and found no major damage to the facilities. :tiphat:
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[Sunshine123]

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U.S. Government Presents Initial Disaster Relief Assistance to Red Cross

<TABLE height=265 width=311 align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><A href="http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008ryan.php" target=_blank><A target=_blank></TD></TR><TR><TD>Ambassador Randt Represent the United Sates to Donate 500,000 Dollars to the Red Cross Association China for the Sichuan Earthquake Victims
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Today, U.S. Ambassador to China Clark T. Randt, Jr., presented a check for $500,000 to the Red Cross to assist China's relief efforts in areas affected by this week?s earthquake in Sichuan Province. The funds are from the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development.
At the presentation ceremony, Ambassador Randt reiterated President Bush?s assurance that ?the United States stands ready to help in any way it can.? The Ambassador said:
"Our hearts sincerely go out to those whose lives have been so cruelly changed by this catastrophe?. Accordingly, President Bush has extended the helping hand of a friend. He has instructed me, on behalf of the American people and the United States Government, to present a check in the amount of $ 500,000 to the Red Cross?. To the people of China, our thoughts and prayers are with you at this extremely difficult time."
Accepting on behalf of the Red Cross Society of China was Ms. Su Juxiang, Vice Chairperson of the Red Cross Society of China. Accepting on behalf of the International Federation of the Red Cross was Mr. Carl Naucler, Managing Director for East Asia.
May 17, 2008
PRESS RELEASE
U.S. AIR FORCE to Deliver PRC Relief supplies

CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii - Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, in support of the U.S. Department of State, authorized U.S. Pacific Command to support earthquake relief efforts in the People?s Republic of China. Two U.S. military C-17 Globemaster aircraft based at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, and Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, will transport humanitarian relief supplies to the citizens of the People?s Republic of China.
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake stuck the central Sichuan Province May 12, 2008, causing significant civilian casualties, structural damage, and disrupted power lines and other vital services. Reports also indicate several thousand civilians have been displaced by the earthquake.
The aircraft are expected to arrive at Chengdu, Shuangliu International Airport, on May 18, 2008, carrying palletized loads of food, water containers, blankets, lanterns, generators and various hand tools. These supplies are from relief stocks located in Hawaii and Guam.
Adm. Timothy Keating, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command expressed his concern for the citizens of the PRC as recovery efforts continue.
?The members of U.S. Pacific Command offer our sincere condolences to the citizens of the People?s Republic of China who have been affected by the recent earthquake. We will continue to provide any assistance we can to minimize their suffering and loss of life,? said Keating.:tiphat: http://beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn/index.html


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hmm, $5e5. Someone remembers how much China donated for Katrina ?

 

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May 17, 2008
PRESS RELEASE
U.S. AIR FORCE to Deliver PRC Relief supplies

Two U.S. military C-17 Globemaster aircraft based at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, and Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, will transport humanitarian relief supplies to the citizens of the People’s Republic of China.

The aircraft are expected to arrive at Chengdu, Shuangliu International Airport, on May 18, 2008, carrying palletized loads of food, water containers, blankets, lanterns, generators and various hand tools. These supplies are from relief stocks located in Hawaii and Guam.
Adm. Timothy Keating, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command expressed his concern for the citizens of the PRC as recovery efforts continue.
“The members of U.S. Pacific Command offer our sincere condolences to the citizens of the People’s Republic of China who have been affected by the recent earthquake. We will continue to provide any assistance we can to minimize their suffering and loss of life,” said Keating.


I don't remember China sending aircraft and supplies here for Katrina.

 

[JJackson]

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This link is to the 2007 Densmore paper on the the geology/seismology of the quake area. The graphic below shows the Beichuan fault and I have marked the main quake epicenter with a red blob. The after shocks (about 80 so far) fall along the fault line to the north and east of the original quake (some extend a little beyond the edge of this map and epicenters of after shocks occured inside each of boxes 3, 5 & 8 which are mapped in more detail in the paper).

 

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Chengdu sent to the injured crowded the hospital and on to a medical emergency mechanism Ban leave

[Ming Pao - Sichuan after the earthquake, tens of thousands of the injured were sent to disaster areas the province major hospital for emergency treatment. Yesterday's People's Hospital in Sichuan Province, Chengdu Military Region General Hospital found that, because of too many injured, a hospital suffering from overcrowding, even the corridors have put a lot of , due to crowded, chaotic order. In order to provide further assistance to Hong Kong tomorrow (Monday) will send medical relief team left for the disaster areas. This medical team from more than 10 doctors and nurses, of which there are four medical experts, in addition to the injured for treatment, but also provide psychological counselling.

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The issue of post-disaster epidemic, Liu Shaohuai said that the visit of the environmental impact of the earthquake, such as electricity, water, food and other assessments, the Hong Kong side will be step by step, stage by it, and maintain sustainability.

Help children find families for the University of "mother care team"

It is learnt that the injured receive more Chengdu such as Huaxi Medical Hospital, Sichuan People's Hospital, with the exception of treatment the wounded, another one is to find as soon as possible to help the injured family members. Chengdu number of volunteers in Huaxi Medical establishment of "mother care teams" for the injured children to find his mother and provide psychological counselling. Huaxi Medical also posted a notice announcing the injured, relatives of people looking for convenience.

-- People's Hospital in Sichuan Province, Chengdu Military Region General Hospital were found at the scene, because too many earthquake victims, the hospital is suffering from overcrowding. According to the Sichuan People's Hospital, a medical director said that all major hospitals in Chengdu has started an emergency mechanism, the implementation of the mobilization, doctors and nurses can not leave, the hospitals have come from the provinces support of medical staff.

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Rescue first discovered the first case of spread of infectious diseases not currently

2008年05月18日17:29 　​

Reporter: I now in the hospital, discovered the first case of infectious diseases, to prevent the spread of this disease, the hospital has such a regional ad hoc, should be the first to conduct such a regional diagnosis.



Hospital president Shi Ying-kang: wound secretions can do the analysis, just five minutes.



Reporter: initial recognition of human infection of any other infectious disease. This is the hospital's gangrene patients, including family members to wear such clothes, in order to prevent sexually transmitted skin, infected wounds are required to have close contact with the time will be transmitted.

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We get together to see. He is the typical symptoms of the symptoms, swelling, skin black, blisters, edema. Doctors on the disease's condition has developed very rapidly, the weight of 12 hours will be killed, but if timely treatment can be quickly recovered. According to reports, Huaxi Hospital are not a result of infection and injury. Reminded the health sector, to avoid the forefront of rescue and rescued victims have contact with skin, to the extent possible, take effective measures to prevent disease progression. :tiphat: http://209.85.171.104/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=zh|en&u=http://news.qq.com/a/20080518/002785.htm

 

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Huaxi hospital in Chengdu confirmed 30 cases of gas gangrene set up isolation treatment area

2008年05月18日18:38​

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Beijing May 18 (Xinhua has Liming) China's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of Disease experts said the information provided, the Huaxi hospital in Chengdu today has confirmed 30 cases of gas gangrene patients. In order to prevent the spread of the disease, the Hospital of the ad hoc regional isolation and a separate infection treatment rooms, and sent for medical treatment of sick and wounded in the area of separation for early diagnosis
According to Huaxi Hospital president said Shi Ying-kang, May 14, the hospital in the disaster areas where the sick and wounded when first discovered five cases of gas gangrene, immediately decided to set up a separate treatment of the infection has taken a strict and effective quarantine treatment , All patients in stable condition.
Experts said that gas gangrene is an infectious disease, but is not included in the national statutory infectious diseases. The disease transmitted through the wound, if not promptly after infection treatment, 12 hours, can cause serious consequences, even death. But it did not wound did not affect the ordinary people. As long as hospitals do a good job in disinfection, quarantine hospital, quarantine measures such as surgery, can prevent cross-infection.

Experts said that by testing wound secretions, just five minutes can be diagnosed the disease. At present due to Huaxi Hospital have not yet found the incidence of infection and the patients. Reminded of the health sector: to participate in the first-line rescue personnel and rescued victims as much as possible to avoid contact with skin, and to take effective disinfection measures to prevent infection.

Experts suggest that all participants in the hospital where the victims should be the establishment of infection, all from the disaster areas transferred to the sick and wounded to the beginning of a seizure, excluding gas gangrene after consultations in accordance with the situation; earthquake rescue the injured people to hospitals and doctors Special Commissioner of good wound infection, strengthen the management of wounds, tetanus anti-toxin attention to the use and special treatment of infected wounds of segregation. :tiphat: http://209.85.135.104/translate_c?h...ttp://news.sohu.com/20080518/n256934359.shtml

 

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Thank you everyone for participating!

We have created a new China forum for the front page of FT. Since this is an emergency situation we have placed this thread there.

Thanks!

 

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China's next hurdle: shelter earthquake survivors

Officials need tents and a long-term plan for the stream of refugees.

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Reporter Peter Ford talks about the flood of Chinese volunteers who've mobilized since last week's earthquake.​

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A critical shortage of tents is casting a pall of uncertainty over the future of people left homeless by last week's earthquake here, as an army of local Chinese officials and volunteers struggle to cope with a stream of refugees.


In this city where 340,000 quake victims are living on sidewalks in makeshift shelters, "our biggest difficulty is where to put people," says Feng Jian, spokesman for the relief operation's local command center. "Every day more and more victims arrive here," the nearest big town for many in isolated Beichuan county. "We are under heavy pressure."


Among the displaced people, living with just the clothes on their backs and a strip of plastic sheeting above their heads, the mood is one of stoic resignation. "Life is not very easy, but we have no choice. We are homeless," says Zhao Fen. "How long we stay here depends on the government's decision."


As hopes of saving people trapped in the ruins fade, Jiangyou is on the front line of a new crisis ? what to do with the homeless survivors.


Food and water are not a problem here: Relief distribution centers are piled high with bottled water and vegetables, while local people are providing rice and other cooked food.


But the primitive and unsanitary conditions in which the displaced people are living cheek by jowl in the open air have raised concerns of disease.

The danger is exacerbated, says Chen Jianbin, deputy head of the city's sanitation department, by a flaw that the crisis has revealed in the government's preset plan for dealing with natural disasters: There are practically no portable toilets to serve the flood of refugees that has taxed local officials to levels they had never anticipated.

"We have never experienced anything like this," says Mr. Chen. "It is inevitable that we did not take some things into enough consideration."


Reflecting the scale of the disaster, China allowed in the first foreign military aid Sunday, when two United States Air Force planes brought supplies, including 655 tents, worth $1.6 million into Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province.


The government also announced three days of national mourning to begin Monday at 2:28 p.m., exactly one week after the earthquake struck.
The Olympic torch relay, which has been held around the country this month, was suspended.

'Some days thousands arrive'

Coping with the homeless here is complicated by the fact that the authorities have only a vague idea of how many there are: Officials have compiled no register because "some days thousands arrive and we don't have enough time to take their details," Mr. Feng explains.


The boulevards of this city of 870,000 people are now lined with plastic shelters that victims have thrown up by themselves, or with the help of volunteers.

Local people are better housed, some using furniture they have taken from their homes. Many of them are simply waiting until aftershocks end before moving back into their houses, if local officials deem them safe.

Tens of thousands of others in this town, however, will have nowhere to go, and the local government does not yet have anywhere to put them.

"Now we can ensure food and water, the next step will be to ask for donations of tents, and they will arrive very soon," says Feng.


In the meantime, the authorities are relying on 3,000 volunteers who are at the sharp end of caring for the homeless. Mostly young people, they spend their days collecting trash, spraying disinfectant, cooking food, distributing bottled water, handing out first aid supplies, and encouraging personal cleanliness.


As the government commandeers trucks and moves supplies arriving from all over the country to distribution points, ordinary citizens are ensuring their delivery to individual refugees here.


Sometimes they are doing jobs that might ordinarily be done by the government: A group of 30-somethings, who met on an Internet chatroom and who normally engage in social activities together, have set up a missing persons registration bureau at the wide crossroads around which rural refugees have gathered.


"If we don't have enough people there are volunteers to help us," says Feng. "But everything must be orderly. They must help the relief effort according to the government's general arrangements.


Awaiting government plans

Some volunteers say those arrangements are not always clear. "Most officials are doing a great job," says Chen Shoujun, a cellphone dealer who has become an unofficial leader of volunteers helping refugees from out of town. "But the city leader should have a clear plan of how to settle the victims, and I have not seen one yet."

The earthquake survivors, meanwhile, are grateful for the aid they are receiving, but many are worried about their flimsy shelter.


"All it would take is one thunderstorm and things would be terrible," says Dong Shaoqing, who arrived here last Wednesday with his family from a village in the mountains. "We hope the government can move us to a safe place."


Most are fatalistic about their immediate future and are simply awaiting instructions. "I don't know how long we will stay here," says Yang Afu, who lost his home in the earthquake. "We will abide by the arrangements the government makes."


The authorities also appear to enjoy considerable confidence for the time being. "The government must have a plan for us," says Zhao Zhongyu, kneeling on a blanket spread on the sidewalk. "But they've got lots of other things to do and they can't tell us yet."


Others betray more uncertainty. "We want to know our future and we want to know what the government has planned for us," says Shi Mingyou, standing bare-chested in the afternoon heat. "We don't know what the next step is."


Neither, for the time being, do the authorities. "How long it will take" to set up camps "depends on how many people there will be to deal with," explains Feng. "And that we cannot say.



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[Treyfish]

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Victims of a strong smell settlements worrying health situation

http://news.QQ.com 2008/05/19 　​

No water bath toilet less worrisome health

To accommodate quake victims in Wenchuan in Sichuan disaster areas near the major cities and counties have established a large number of victims in settlements.

记者昨日在绵阳​

Reporters yesterday in Mianyang http://209.85.171.104/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=zh|en&u=http://weather.qq.com/preend.htm?dc167.htm City Jiuzhou settlements in the Coliseum that, at present the victims of resettlement here has reached saturation point, some young victims in the proposed return home to participate in reconstruction. At present, although the victims in the corresponding supply can be guaranteed food, clothing, but the worrying state of health, settlements of medical and epidemic prevention work will face great challenges. Sports Centre filled with victims

Mianyang settlements have been saturated

Yesterday afternoon, the reporters came to Jiuzhou in Mianyang City Stadium settlements to the victims, Jiuzhou Stadium is the largest of the city of Mianyang victims of collective settlements. Into the stadium, around the stadium around the vast number of regional open space and the Museum have all the victims lived. Open space on the structures from numerous kinds of tents, each tent there have been Cypriots in the Manmandangdang. Stadium roof of the region itself, laying on the ground into a one-for-sleeping mats quilts, resettlement of the victims here or sit or lie down, pedestrian almost did not even get into both feet.
At present, there are also constantly from the North River, County and other places withdrawal from the victims arrived in Mianyang, one after another into the stadium. 16:00 around settlements headquarters issued a circular on the radio said, the current placement within the Jiuzhou Stadium to the victims has reached saturation point, but there have been the victims of the disaster areas Xiache influx of some young victims would like to return to his hometown Participation in the redevelopment, to reduce the Jiuzhou Stadium settlements pressure. Jiuzhou Stadium settlements mainly the elderly, the vulnerable women and children, opening up and provide relief.
Reporter at the scene to see, some day just from the North-Pak Nai withdrawal from the town of the victims arrived at Jiuzhou Stadium, only the external structures of new tents for resettlement.

Daily average of 1,000 victims from drugs
Medical services can be met

"Doctor, help me unless they, have a number of long packets." A young woman in the company of friends came to settlements in Mianyang City in the Chinese medicine hospital support teams, a doctor of young women in the affected area detailed in the arm After the Show, was diagnosed skin allergies, and then immediately to the affected area were spraying treatment, and then reminded to pay attention to the affected area of Health.
Jiuzhou Stadium in the settlements, like this from disaster areas around the health sector support teams to establish medical services at several dozen the number of victims as long as there is a need to go to these medical services, can be the proper treatment services. According to Chinese medicine hospital in Mianyang City support teams of doctors Shu, the last few days, they accept this service teams to visit the main victims, mainly cold, with traumatic injuries, such as swelling and silt several situations, most of them cold, the average One day to about 1,000 victims from a leading drug, as trauma and silt are swelling in the affected areas before the result came here basically have access to proper treatment.
As for the disease, and other aspects, Shu doctor said that if the current situation Once found, such as diarrhea patients, medical point immediately be transferred to the CDC in Mianyang City of service points within the sampling inspection to ensure that the prevention of infectious diseases such as dysentery Emergence and spread, the past few days, they have received very few such patients.


Not too little water bath toilet
Settlements have strong smell

Jiuzhou settlements rising number of victims, more than was originally expected the resettlement plan, in such a large number of victims, the settlements within the health situation facing a grim situation. A person to enter the stadium in the distribution of the various victims in the surrounding area films, all of the ground covered with a mat quilts, clothing Accommodations and Dining all victims of the above, the strong smell people unbearable.

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"No way, the water did not eat now, but it impossible for a bath." Kitagawa Leigu from the town of Abai Wang told reporters that the current settlements, water is still relatively tight, although some tap water supply, but so many people Generally only conditional wash the clothes, want to take a bath or a "wishful thinking."
At the same time, in settlements in the urine is also an urgent need to be effectively solved the problem, the Coliseum itself comes with the communal toilet is obviously not fully meet the needs of so many victims, although the open space within the settlements set up some simple toilet, but Tent with a few pieces of plate surrounded by a tube and into the Xiaoge, still can not fully compensate for the lack of, in the corner of the external green belts, and urine everywhere, we can see someone littering problem. Some children even let the children of parents of urine in the trash.
In order to prevent health problems caused by the disease, the settlements within the three classes a day, each carrying more than 20 people spray equipment to spray disinfectant in all regions.


Food and drinking water supply sufficient
Victims in the queue will be able to get

Such a large contingent of the victims to ensure that they can eat is the fundamental issue.
At dinner time, the reporter in the settlements of the victims gathered to see the District, Mianyang municipal government, local authorities and public enterprises will have volunteers ready for their transportation to this delicious food.
In the main entrance of the right of the ladder, a Mianyang city government workers are loaded with good cooking Dapen put down distributed to all victims.

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"Chaorou cauliflower, beans Chaorou, cucumber peanut" Every dish can smell both color勾起the appetite, rush the victims from receiving the meals is also flooded.
| In addition, there are many enterprises and public institutions spontaneous volunteers do all kinds of food delivered to a distribution of settlements, the basic guarantee the normal dietary needs of victims.
At the same time, settlements are mostly donated drinking water from bottled water, as long as victims in need, come to the distribution points can be easily obtained, but the supply is wide open. :tiphat:
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Re: CHINA - 7.5 earthquake near Chengdu, Sichuan Province

Re: CHINA - 7.5 earthquake near Chengdu, Sichuan Province

Green-breeding parasites temperature rise to epidemic prevention work crucial moment

http://news.QQ.com 2008/5/19日01:44 　 中国新闻网评论0条​

ZXS Green River May 18 (Xinhua Xu Changan) Wenchuan earthquake sixth day, post-disaster epidemic prevention work of the growing tension. Qingchuan Xian earthquake relief headquarters on the 18th night that the Green River disaster areas epidemic prevention work has entered a crucial moment, we must take strong measures to ensure the disaster after a large outbreak occurred.

Qingchuan Xian deputy governor of Miss Wang Zhijian, the Green-earthquake relief headquarters have sent 430 people professional vaccination teams in each county township and village in epidemic prevention, public health incidents to zero reports, the epidemic has not yet found .

Is responsible for two medical point of the Qing Chuanxian CPPCC Vice Chairman Li Shi Xue, has found that local diarrhoea patients increased, Muyu town, such as the county board Qiaoxiang township also has a number of such phenomena. Recent days, the Green River disaster areas the temperature rose, easy to breed bacteria. Li Shi of the view that some time ago to save the main, ignored the epidemic prevention work, to create opportunities for breeding parasites. Recently, the large number of victims living outdoors, public toilets increasingly serious health and epidemic prevention work. He appealed to the outside world will give the Green River to provide more mobile toilets, to meet the urgent needs solutions.


Affected by the earthquake disaster, Qingchuan Xian City water quality is not optimistic. Tanchen officials here, tap water disinfection work has not completely keep up, and city appearance of drinking water turbidity. Qingchuan Xian City earthquake caused damage to water testing equipment, to test the water quality of Guangyuan City CDC report has not yet out.

Officials also said that at present the Green River disaster area disinfected drug dose not run the hope that more such drugs and equipment assistance.

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Re: CHINA - 7.5 earthquake near Chengdu, Sichuan Province

Re: CHINA - 7.5 earthquake near Chengdu, Sichuan Province

Fear of disease, infection grows in China's quake zone

By Tim Johnson | McClatchy Newspapers

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DEYANG, China ? Last week's earthquake in Sichuan Province brought Zhang Xianghui's house down on top of her, crushing her lower right leg. Relief workers finally reached her hamlet Sunday and brought her to a hospital here. By evening, doctors had amputated her leg below the knee.
<!-- story_videobox.comp --><!-- /story_videobox.comp -->"It smelled bad," one doctor said. "She had gangrene."
Six days after a 7.9-maginitude earthquake struck China's western provinces, causing a death toll that has officially risen to 32,476 but is expected to top 50,000, doctors here are confronting a horrible reality among the ruins: many of those who survived the quake are facing conditions that still threaten their lives.
<!-- story_factbox.comp --><!-- /story_factbox.comp -->Deep infections and rotted limbs are just part of the problem. The World Health Organization is warning that China must ramp up efforts to ensure safe drinking water, adequate food and proper sanitation at camps where tens of thousands of homeless survivors fleeing from the mountains have taken refuge.
China says no disease outbreak has yet emerged from the quake zone, where 36,000 doctors, nurses and other medical personnel treat 122,252 people admitted to hospitals. Relief workers in towns leveled by the quake, wary of disease, sprayed disinfectant on rubble, and the Health Ministry voiced concern that cholera may emerge.
But conditions for such outbreaks remain ripe, and the danger in the area of the quake persists. On Sunday, at least three people died when a 6.0-maginitude aftershock struck the city of Jiangyou.
"The main needs now are water, sanitation and food. Ensuring supply of food and safe drinking water and trying to restore good sanitation are critical because these are the basic transmission routes for communicable diseases," said Dr Hans Troedsson, the WHO chief in China.
More than 15 million houses collapsed in Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi, Chongqing, Yunnan and Hubei provinces, and 5.7 million people were evacuated, a WHO statement said.
China announced three days of national mourning to begin Monday with a three-minute silence at 2:28 p.m. local time (2:28 a.m. EDT), exactly a week after the quake struck Sichuan. Air raid sirens will sound, as well as horns of vehicles, trains and ships.
For the first time in China's modern history, national flags are ordered to fly at half-staff. Authorities said the Olympic torch relay would also be suspended for three days.
President Hu Jintao expressed gratitude for the arrival of international aid and noted that "relief is still a grim struggle, the task is arduous and time is pressing."
Two U.S. military C-17 aircraft landed in Chengdu, the Sichuan capital, carrying 15,000 meals, tents, blankets, lanterns, generators and hand tools. The planes came from Hawaii and the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam. The state Xinhua news agency said the supplies were worth $1.6 million, and marked the first donation by a foreign military.
Several buried victims were dug out alive Sunday, Xinhua said.
One man, Tang Xiong, was conscious and had cuts and bruises when he was found in Beichuan county north of Chengdu 139 hours after the quake, it reported.
Even so, attention appeared to be turning from rescue efforts to the mounting problems of homeless survivors.
At the Jiuzhou sports stadium in Mianyang, a city in the flatlands west of the quake's epicenter, thousands of survivors camped on blankets in the stadium's corridors and in blue tents on its periphery.
The Sichuan New Online website said tens of thousands of homeless people huddled in appalling conditions in the quake-stricken town of Maoxian, badly in need of assistance.
Streams of survivors, some carrying all the belongings they could scrounge from the rubble of their homes, were walking toward the lowlands.
Despite mounting challenges, doctors at the 800-bed Deyang People's Hospital said they were weary but thankful for arriving teams of additional medical personnel.
"We have more support from other hospitals," said hospital Director Zhao Luping.
The atmosphere in tents scattered around the hospital grounds to deal with the overflow 1,300 patients, and in the wards, appeared surprisingly resilient.
Xiao Zeyi, a 45-year-old farmer from the village of Sanjiang, was at his wife's side when an air force rescue team brought them into the hospital in the afternoon. Xiao's 43-year-old wife moaned on her bed, her amputated leg under a blanket.
"She's very strong," Xiao said. "We feel very lucky. It is good we are still alive."
Xiao was out in the open air working in fields when the quake struck with such devastating force that his village was virtually wiped out.
"It's all destroyed. We can never go back," Xiao said.
The hospital's deputy director, Zhang Biao, said he's concerned that Xiao's family, like many quake survivors, will face psychological crises once the reality of the calamity sinks in.
"It will take time for them to feel really sad. They are still in the emergency room. They are still numb," Zhang said.:tiphat: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/37536.html

 

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Re: CHINA - 7.5 earthquake near Chengdu, Sichuan Province

Re: CHINA - 7.5 earthquake near Chengdu, Sichuan Province

Mudslides attacks by the earthquake disaster in Gansu County, the county seat (AP)

请看博讯热点： 四川地震​

See Boxun hot: Sichuan Earthquake

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Source: China Network

泥石流滚滚袭向文县街道。​

Xixiang County, mudslides rolling streets.

田蹊摄​

Tian Xi perturbation

5月17日下午暴雨过后，17时55分甘肃文县县城街道遭到泥石流袭击，两辆小汽车被泥石流冲入白水江。​

May 17 afternoon after the storm, 17:55 Gansu County, the county street attacks by landslides, mud-rock flow into the two cars were Baishuijiang.

被冲进白水江的小汽车。​

Baishuijiang had been washed into the car.

田蹊摄​

Tian Xi perturbation

5月17日下午暴雨过后，17时55分甘肃文县县城街道遭到泥石流袭击，两辆小汽车被泥石流冲入白水江。​

May 17 afternoon after the storm, 17:55 Gansu County, the county street attacks by landslides, mud-rock flow into the two cars were Baishuijiang.

警察迅速拉起警戒带。​

Police quickly pulled up the warning zone.

田蹊摄(本文来源：中国网)​

Tian Xi perturbation (This article Source: China Network)

5月17日下午暴雨过后，17时55分甘肃文县县城街道遭到泥石流袭击，两辆小汽车被泥石流冲入白水江。​

May 17 afternoon after the storm, 17:55 Gansu County, the county street attacks by landslides, mud-rock flow into the two cars were Baishuijiang.

警方与群众一起现场抢险​

Police and rescue scene with the masses

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Re: CHINA - 7.5 earthquake near Chengdu, Sichuan Province

Re: CHINA - 7.5 earthquake near Chengdu, Sichuan Province

13 million poultry died, immunization severe disaster areas (1)

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Source: Hong Kong Wen Wei Po
Integrated media reported on the 18th: After the earthquake, epidemic prevention work of the disaster areas without delay.According to the Ministry of Agriculture official on the 18th that as at present, Sichuan, Chongqing, Shaanxi, Gansu, Yunnan five provinces (municipalities) have affected 13 million poultry died, including Sichuan province hardest hit city in six animal deaths Avian 12340000. Disaster areas zoonotic disease prevention and control situation is very grim. The World Health Organization warned that the outbreak is likely to disaster areas. Russian national immunization division chief satisfied that the root quarter. Onyango first Division reminded the disaster areas should pay attention to preventing infections plague, Russia would be willing to provide China with the prevention of human infection with the vaccine for the plague.
The Ministry of Agriculture official said that the recent Ministry of Agriculture will organize Hunan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Henan, Guangdong, Shandong province transferred six professional and technical personnel, the establishment of six reserve, a total of 120 people directly under the Ministry of reserve units set up 130 people, one after another Rushed to the disaster areas to safe disposal and disinfection of the environment.At the same time, continue to organize redeployment of disinfection, such as emergency vaccination of drug supplies, preparations for the 1,000 tons of disinfectants again, 100 tons of insecticide rodenticides, will be transferred to the disaster areas


May 17, the People's Liberation Army healthcare staff in Dujiangyan Zipingpu Reservoir Aba aluminum plant quarantine terminal disinfection.

On the epidemic in high-risk post-disaster period

Onyango first branches in an interview with RIA-Novosti News Agency said the earthquake disaster prone to plague, in the mountains of central Asia is the plague of natural foci of the earthquake after local residents without shelter, some people directly exposed to nature, Increased the possibility of the plague threat.
In addition, the World Health Organization warned that the earthquake-stricken area in Sichuan outbreak is likely. WHO representative in China, issued a statement that Hanzhuo or, now need to do a good job in disaster areas of health, and to help provide clean water and food, so as to avoid infectious diseases. Disaster areas currently lack access to safe drinking water and proper waste disposal, temporary accommodation premises cramped living environment, which will contribute to the outbreak of the disease. A WHO official said that the main threat is not decomposed bodies of victims of the disaster areas, but the water was contaminated as well as temporary shelters of the crowded conditions. Generally speaking, this type of disaster occurred after around 10 days to 30 days between the outbreak of the epidemic is the high-risk period. WHO is in close contact with the Chinese Ministry of Health, to provide the necessary assistance. In addition, Hanzhuo or that the Beijing government face huge logistical supply and sanitation challenges to deal with properly.

May 17 earthquake disaster in the town of Jinhua in Mianzhu City in Sichuan Province, a rescue soldiers with guns aimed at a dog has to eat the dead bodies. In the earthquake-stricken area to prevent the spread of disease and as the authorities attached great importance to the work.

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Reuters

Sichuan officials have not clarified anthrax

So far, the earthquake-stricken area in Sichuan found no major outbreaks of infectious diseases and public health emergencies. Sichuan disaster for the spread of the highly infectious anthrax found in Sichuan officials clarified. The Sichuan provincial health department deputy director of the office on the 18th that Jiang Tao, Sichuan Province so far found no case would cause large-borne anthrax cases. Jiang Tao said that in Sichuan Province recently discovered 57 cases of gas gangrene disease is not infectious diseases, the wound did not affect the ordinary people will not. According to the Second Military Medical University rescue team headquarters, on the 16th team in Xiushui county town of Sichuan to rule out a suspected outbreak of infectious diseases. It is learnt that the Xiushui Town revealed that the two suspected patients of infectious diseases, local ambulance officers have isolated two patients, the diagnosis by the expert group, confirmed the general gastro-intestinal infection, subsided caused panic among the masses.

However, the Ministry of Health on the 17th admits that the disaster areas have large-scale outbreak of the epidemic danger. China's national CDC deputy director Hou Pei-sen said, "At present the Ministry of Health has made clear to the disaster areas epidemic prevention work, especially the environmental disaster areas and epidemic prevention work as a body dealing with the aftermath of the disaster area the top priority." As of May 17, the Ministry of Health from Zhejiang, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Henan, and transferred 60 disease prevention and control departments for vehicles, rushed to the disaster areas vaccination. It is reported that so far, the Ministry of Health has sent 5,530 medical health personnel, the mobilization of 550 ambulances and medical teams to disaster areas has covered every county, township and achieve full coverage of medical treatment.

60-wide immunization coverage to the disaster areas

It is learnt that the Sichuan victims of the earthquake more than 28,000 bodies have been civilian, health and epidemic prevention joint disaster areas rescue teams to focus on the coordination of more than 10,000.

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Sichuan Province, deputy director of the Home Office recently said that Chen Kefu, in order to avoid long home decomposed bodies of the disaster caused by the epidemic, more serious damage, difficult to distinguish between identity of the body, will also take pictures after the filing, as soon as possible to focus on. :tiphat: http://209.85.171.104/translate_c?h....com/news/gb/china/2008/05/200805190649.shtml