The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) made its emergency response to mudslides disaster in Zhouqu county, Gansu province on Sunday.
According to the society, 2000 quilts and 400 family packages have been allocated to effected area. And also RCSC Gansu provincial branch has launched II class of emergeycy response to deal with the disaster. The branch has also allocated some food drinking waster, blankets to carry out relief operation and an assessment team led by vice president of Branch has arrived at affected area. Meanwhile, Shanghais branch has provided with relief supplies and cashes worth 1.3 million yuan to support the relief operation. Beijing, Tianjin and other branches have donated more 1 million to affected area.
The RCSC has been following the situation of the disaster and some further relief activities will be carried out based on the field. On Monday, the national office of RCSC has decided added other 1million yuan for relief and an assessment team has also been sent to affected area.
At least 127 people have been confirmed dead in rain-triggered mudslides Sunday in a northwest China county, while rescuers are racing against the clock to search nearly 1,300 others who are still missing.
Heavy downpours triggered landslides and mud-rock flows in Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu Province, early Sunday morning.
The rescue headquarters in Zhouqu estimated that 1,294 people are missing as of 9 p.m. Sunday. Earlier the provincial civil affairs department put the figure at nearly 2,000.
Another 117 were injured, including 29 in serious condition, as of 9:25 p.m. In addition, 1,242 have been rescued from debris or brought to safety from places such as tops of buildings.
About 45,000 people have been evacuated, according to a statement from the provincial civil affairs department.
The China National Committee for Disaster Reduction, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters and the Ministry of Civil Affairs has lifted the national disaster relief response level to grade II, the second highest level.
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