四川宜賓發(fā)生地震,6死,75傷

Six people were killed and another 75 were injured after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake rattled Changning County of Yibin City in southwest China's Sichuan Province at 10:55 p.m. Monday (Beijing Time), according to local authorities.

據(jù)當(dāng)?shù)孛襟w報(bào)道，北京時(shí)間18日晚10時(shí)55分，四川省宜賓市長(zhǎng)寧縣發(fā)生6.0級(jí)地震，造成6人死亡，75人受傷。

The epicenter, with a depth of 16 km, was monitored at 28.34 degrees north latitude and 104.90 degrees east longitude, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

據(jù)中國地震臺(tái)網(wǎng)中心(CENC)稱，震源深度16公里，監(jiān)測(cè)范圍為北緯28.34度，東經(jīng)104.90度。

Three people died in Changning and 21 others were injured there, the local government said.

長(zhǎng)寧當(dāng)?shù)卣硎荆?人死亡，21人受傷。

In neighboring Gongxian County, three people were killed and 54 injured, according to the county government. The injured have been rushed to hospital for treatment and are not in critical conditions.

據(jù)貢縣政府表示，在鄰近的貢縣，有3人死亡，54人受傷。傷者已被緊急送往醫(yī)院接受治療，傷勢(shì)并不嚴(yán)重。

The Ministry of Emergency Management has activated an emergency response and sent a work team to the stricken areas to provide guidance in rescue and disaster relief.

應(yīng)急管理部已啟動(dòng)應(yīng)急響應(yīng)，并派出工作組前往災(zāi)區(qū)，指導(dǎo)救援和救災(zāi)工作。

The ministry and the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration have dispatched 5,000 tents, 10,000 folding beds and 20,000 quilts to the quake-hit areas.

衛(wèi)生部和國家食品和戰(zhàn)略儲(chǔ)備管理局已向地震災(zāi)區(qū)運(yùn)送了5000頂帳篷、1萬張折疊床和2萬床棉被。

Some 302 fire fighters with 63 fire fighting trucks from Sichuan Province have rushed to the scene for investigation and rescue, said the ministry.

公安部表示，來自四川省的約302名消防隊(duì)員和63輛消防車已趕赴現(xiàn)場(chǎng)進(jìn)行調(diào)查和救援。

Local residents in Yibin told Xinhua that the quake was quite strong, and that a few tremors were felt in the ensuing half an hour.

宜賓當(dāng)?shù)鼐用窀嬖V新華社，地震強(qiáng)度相當(dāng)大，在隨后的半個(gè)小時(shí)內(nèi)有幾次余震。

"I was resting in my house when the quake struck," said Chen Hongxia, who lives on the 16th floor of a residential building in Changning County. "The chandelier and the furniture in the house were shaking very badly, and my family first hid in the toilet, then rushed to the outside."

“地震發(fā)生時(shí)，我正在房子里休息，”住在長(zhǎng)寧縣一棟住宅樓16層的陳紅霞(音譯)說。“屋里的枝形吊燈和家具都搖晃得很厲害，我的家人先是躲在廁所里，然后沖到外面。

Chen said that many of her neighbors rushed to the ground for shelter.

陳說，她的很多鄰居都跑到地上避難。

Hu Yukun, also a Changning resident, said that the quake was quite strong, and that "the ground kept shaking for about a minute."

長(zhǎng)寧市居民胡玉坤(音)說，地震強(qiáng)度相當(dāng)大，“地面持續(xù)搖晃了大約一分鐘。”

Local policeman He Zexi said that he felt the electric fan in his house shaking at first, before the chandelier began to shake.

當(dāng)?shù)鼐旌螡晌?音)說，在吊燈開始晃動(dòng)之前，他感到家里的電風(fēng)扇在搖晃。

"It lasted about 30 seconds," He said.

“持續(xù)了大約30秒，”他說。

In the provincial capital Chengdu, an early warning system alarmed the public about one minute before the earthquake struck. When the countdown ended, the strong tremor was felt.

在四川省省會(huì)成都，地震發(fā)生前大約一分鐘，一個(gè)預(yù)警系統(tǒng)就向公眾發(fā)出了警報(bào)。倒計(jì)時(shí)結(jié)束時(shí)，人們感到了強(qiáng)烈的震動(dòng)。

The provincial department of emergency management has launched an emergency response.

省應(yīng)急管理廳已啟動(dòng)應(yīng)急響應(yīng)。

According to the Changning county government, Hongyuan Hotel in Meidong Township collapsed during the earthquake.

據(jù)長(zhǎng)寧縣政府表示，梅東鄉(xiāng)宏遠(yuǎn)賓館在地震中倒塌。

The quake also caused cracks in a major highway connecting Yibin and Xuyong County of Sichuan's Luzhou City. The highway has been closed. Some sections of two other highways have also been closed. The townships of Meidong and Shuanghe are suffering from poor telecommunications.

地震還導(dǎo)致連接四川省瀘州市宜賓縣和徐勇縣的一條主要公路出現(xiàn)裂縫。高速公路已經(jīng)關(guān)閉。另外兩條高速公路的部分路段也已關(guān)閉。梅東和雙河兩個(gè)鎮(zhèn)的通訊條件很差。

Heavy rain is hitting the townships near the epicenter. Local police are trying to evacuate the public to safety. Hospital staff, firemen and other rescuers are rushing to the quake-hit area for rescue efforts.

暴雨襲擊了震中附近的城鎮(zhèn)。當(dāng)?shù)鼐秸噲D將公眾疏散到安全地帶。醫(yī)院工作人員、消防隊(duì)員和其他救援人員正趕往地震災(zāi)區(qū)展開救援工作。

The quake was felt strongly in the major districts of neighboring Chongqing Municipality, which is not too far from the epicenter, and a few residential houses were damaged, although no casualties have been reported, according to the Chongqing Municipal Emergency Management Bureau.

據(jù)重慶市應(yīng)急管理局稱，距離震中不遠(yuǎn)的重慶市周邊主要地區(qū)有強(qiáng)烈震感，幾棟住宅受損，但沒有人員傷亡報(bào)告。

Changning is a little more than 300 km from Chengdu and about 240 km from Chongqing.

長(zhǎng)寧離成都300多公里，離重慶240多公里。

In the neighboring Yunnan Province, the earthquake was felt in a few counties of Zhaotong City, which is close to Yibin City. Local fire departments have sent teams to help with rescue efforts.

在鄰近的云南省，靠近宜賓市的昭通市的幾個(gè)縣都有震感。當(dāng)?shù)叵啦块T已經(jīng)派出了救援隊(duì)伍。

At 11:36 p.m. Monday, a 5.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Gongxian County, also of Yibin City, the CENC said.

中央氣象臺(tái)表示，周一晚11時(shí)36分，宜賓市貢縣也發(fā)生5.1級(jí)地震。

The epicenter, with a depth of 16 km, was monitored at 28.43 degrees north latitude and 104.77 degrees east longitude.

震中位于北緯28.43度，東經(jīng)104.77度，震源深度16公里。