纽约时报中文网 - 英文原版-英Earthquake Kills More Than 100 in Northwestern China
December 19, 2023 2 min 310 words
这篇报道深刻反映了中国西北地区的地震灾害，引发对自然灾害管理的关切。然而，报道似乎未深入分析地方政府在灾前的预警和防范工作。对于这样规模的灾害，灾后救援和重建至关重要，但报道中对政府的救援努力和协调机制的提及较少。此外，文章未能涵盖地震后的社会心理援助和灾民生活恢复等方面。对于读者而言，更全面的报道将有助于深入了解地方政府的灾害应对能力，以及中国在自然灾害管理方面的潜在挑战。报道应更加关注灾难前期防范和灾后综合救援，以为未来改善灾害管理体系提供更有建设性的建议。
An earthquake in northwestern China has killed at least 111 people and injured more than 200 others in two provinces, Chinese state media reported on Tuesday.
Rescuers were searching for survivors after the quake, which jolted Jishishan County in Gansu Province late on Monday night. The province reported that 100 people had died, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency.
Eleven people in the city of Haidong in neighboring Qinghai Province were also killed, the news agency said.
The quake, which struck at 11:59 p.m., had a magnitude of 5.9, according to the United States Geological Survey, though it was measured at 6.2 by the China Earthquake Administration. Buildings were toppled, and rescuers were working hours later to dig people out of the rubble, according to CCTV, the state broadcaster.
The quake also knocked out water, electricity and transportation links in some parts of Gansu, which, like much of the country, is enduring a cold snap. The temperature in Jishishan several hours after the quake was -14 degrees Celsius, or about 7 degrees Fahrenheit, according to state media.
Residents described waking up to collapsing ceilings, and they huddled outside in thick blankets, according to photos and accounts in state media. On social media, people who said they were at the quake site said they had started bonfires in their yards or set fire to cardboard boxes to keep warm.
The State Council, China’s cabinet, deployed a working group to the site to oversee rescue operations, CCTV said. China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, noted that the disaster had happened in a “high-altitude area with cold weather” and ordered workers to repair infrastructure as quickly as possible. Rescue workers also rushed to deliver tents, cots, blankets, mattresses and coats.
Joy Dong contributed reporting from Hong Kong.