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Yushu 3 counties still lost contact, facing the "lack of tents, medical equipment, medicine, medical personnel," emergency jiegu soil structure of the house almost all collapsed local people were transferred to the mountains in the open zone Yushu Jiegu before the earthquake appearance. (Information picture) Yushu the largest temple Jiegu temple. (information picture) Xinhua News agency/CFP The earthquake is a shallow source of strong earthquakes, devastating, Yushu quake-stricken areas more than expected, has led to the interruption of fixed telephone communications, the state government seat Jiegu 80% of the houses collapsed, civil structure of the houses almost all collapsed, a large number of people were buried. The Chaigu hydropower station also has a rift, seriously threatening the state's safety in the downstream valley.　　The state's overall social order is stable, but it faces a "lack of tents, lack of medical equipment, medicine, medical personnel" emergency situation. Epicenter is located in the west of the state Government to Zaduo County direction of more than 50 kilometers "is a pure pastoral area, living scattered, the estimated casualties are not as big as Jiegu." Yushu, vice minister of propaganda, Zhuohuaxia said.　　Another note, the epicenter distance of the Qinghai-Tibet railway 200 kilometers, is not expected to have a big impact. Epicenter Disaster 3 counties still lost contact Earthquake has caused Yushu state Jiegu, Lombao, Zhong, Batang, small Su Ying, Oberasio, and other 9 towns affected.　　At present, tents, quilts, medical supplies, food and drinking water are in a state of scarcity. The reporter saw along the road, the earthquake caused many landslides serious, tumbling boulders everywhere.　　The houses, gas stations and temples on both sides of the road collapsed seriously, and the vast majority became rubble.　　According to a Yushu government driver Liang introduced, he was involved in the rescue work early, jiegu the house of wood construction accounted for more than 60%, now all razed, all shops closed.　　Jiegu 17-Year-old Sanjiang the wrong home in their own two-storey building shop, the earthquake occurred when their family 10 people only 4 people escaped, death 1 people, others are all buried under the ruins of life and death unknown. Yesterday 14:36, the reporter contacted Yushu state Public Security Bureau Director Pan Zhigang.　　He said that at present he is in the Public Security Bureau earthquake Relief Headquarters, 12:40 statistics of the victims of 400 people, injured 8000 people, because self-help ability is very poor, the death toll will increase.　　Pan Zhigang introduced, Yushu no large excavators, self-help entirely by hand, rescue workers heard the underground cry for help sound, but powerless. In addition, Yushu under the jurisdiction of 6 counties, there are currently Coulles Ma County (sound), Zaduo County (sound), Nangqian County (sound) lost contact.　　Another 2 counties have been less affected, and police have been deployed to reinforce the Yushu County in the Yushu State House.　　3 hours after the quake, some people in Yushu County have been evacuated to the surrounding mountains.　　Water power station dam cracked national General Introduction, the current Yushu County earthquake area without large and medium-sized water conservancy projects, Yushu County upstream a small hydroelectric dam surface cracks. The dam is a Earth-Rockfill dam with a total capacity of 5 million cubic meters and is now 3 million cubic meters, and the local Water Conservancy department has taken emergency measures to alleviate the danger. Other waterThe damage to the project is being checked.　　State blackout communication difficulties as the Yushu was hydroelectric power from a small local power station, the quake caused the plant to suffer, with all the Yushu states having blackouts since nearly 8 o'clock. "I reckon the electricity will not come 1:30," said Yushu, the business Department of the Meteorological Administration.　　Communication network also good time bad, in the interview process, the reporter repeatedly call the local Meteorological Bureau staff's mobile phone show the network busy beep.　　After the earthquake, Phoenix first time wired Yushu Drug Administration staff Dazhong, Dazhong at this time is the epicenter Jiegu participate in rescue, according to his introduction, at present, mainly rely on villagers to help themselves, the earthquake caused Jiegu water and electricity, and can not buy mineral waters.　　The biggest temples collapsed. According to CCTV, Yushu State television news department deputy director Ga Sonnima said the impact of the earthquake should be very large, because most of the local wood-frame housing, so when the earthquake came, all the houses almost fell. According to the GA Sonnima described, when the earthquake occurred, the house began to concussion, the moment collapsed, a park pagoda tower collapsed, the earthquake was very severe. The local government is bringing together personnel from various departments to participate in excavation and rescue work. Yushu County residents all rushed to the street, standing in front of their collapsed houses.　　The school house has not collapsed, the students are concentrated on the playground. The Yushu area Issachar main temple Jiegu Temple is the local biggest temple, the disaster is serious.　　The temple Abbot Jemecazan yesterday to be interviewed by reporters, Jiegu Temple building has all collapsed, 2 monks died, 5 people seriously injured, is being rescued, and many others were injured. The Abbot Jemecazan that this is the most serious earthquake in the history of Jiegu Temple, and is in urgent need of food, clean water, tents, medicine, warmth and other materials.　　At present, Jiegu Temple Abbot Jemecazan is organizing temple monks to carry out self-help work, and help the people around the area relief. Reporter Witness Cold! Hungry！ Thirsty！ The cries of the victims were seen on the playground of the Yushu state, which was used as an emergency refuge yesterday, rescuers have put up more than 40 tents, and because of the lack of tents, most of the thousands of people who have stayed in the playground are lying on the ground in the open air because of lack of quilts.　　The playground was filled with victims of injuries and cries, who anxiously awaited the rescue of food and drinking water.　　Many Tibetan victims shed tears, as soon as they saw the medical staff stretched out their thumbs, meaning to ask for help. At night, the playground is cold and the temperature drops from 12 and 13 degrees to only 2 and 3 degrees.　　Many victims were shivering in the open playground frozen. After the earthquake, the airport can use the Yushu of Qinghai, Civil Aviation Bureau immediately start emergency response.　　The airport can continue to be used in the initial assessment of the Yushu airport security capability. Civil Aviation Administration officials said that at present, civil aviation has used shortwave radio stations, the establishment of the Yushu airport and the outside world. Yushu Airport No casualties, in addition to cable communications and external power interruption, other equipment, facilities are not significantly damaged, the airport and the outside radio communication, its own emergency power supply is basically normal, the airport can continue to provide use. Civil Aviation Bureau requested the Northwest Civil Aviation Administration to take all necessary measures to organize the relevant units to respond to the earthquake disaster, fully cooperate with local people's government and relevant departments to do the earthquake relief work.　　Northwest Civil Aviation Administration has dispatched a working group to Xining to organize and coordinate the work. Yushu Airport is 3950 meters above sea level, belonging to high altitude special airport, the altitude is second only to Tibet's Bangda airport and Lhasa Airport. In May 2007 commenced construction, August 1, 2009 official navigation.　　Currently opened to Xining, Xian, scheduled flights, using models for the modified, can adapt to high-altitude flight of the Airbus a 319 aircraft.　　The relief personnel and equipment dispatched by civil Aviation Northwest Air Authority have arrived at Yushu airport. Highway normal earthquake caused Jiegu to Batang Airport highway in Jiegu 2 kilometers south of the landslide, traffic interrupted.　　Local Highway Management department is fully organized construction force to implement Rob Pass, now the pavement has been opened, landslides are being cleaned up.　　214 National Road Xining to Yushu County Highway Normal, part of the mountain section has sporadic falling stone. 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