All-out rescue after Luding earthquake
 

9月5日12时52分，四川省甘孜州泸定县发生6.8级地震，震源深度16公里。

At 12:52 pm, September 5, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, with a focal depth of 16 km.

截至9月6日16时，此次地震共造成66人遇难。其中甘孜州遇难38人，雅安市遇难28人，另有15人失联，253人受伤(其中危重伤5人，重伤70人)。

As at 16:00 on September 6, this earthquake has caused 66 death, including 38 in Ganzi Prefecture and 28 in Ya'an City, and 15 people were missing.

抗震救灾各项工作正紧张有序进行。

The earthquake relief work is being carried out in an intense and orderly manner.

挺进“水上孤村”：4岁小男孩重回妈妈怀抱

Ropeway rescue:A 4-year-old boy returned to mom's embrace

9月6日12时16分，救援人员用溜索成功将一位被困的4岁小男孩安全滑至观音角对岸，这是“水上孤村”共和村第一位被解救的被困人员。“妈妈好想你。”河坝对岸，地震时正好在磨西镇的母亲早已焦急地等待，拥抱到孩子的那一刻，母亲喜极而泣。

At 12:16pm, September 6, the rescuers of Gonghe Village, Moxi Town, successfully sent a 4-year-old boy to the opposite bank of Guanyinjiao through the ropeway, which was the first trapped person rescued from Gonghe Village. "Mom misses you so much." Across the river dam, the little boy's mother Zhang Jianmin has been anxiously waiting for her son. The moment she embraced her son, the mother cried out of joy.

好消息!生命通道不断抢通

Good news! "Life channel" havebeen reopened

9月6日15时30分，经过21个半小时连续不断的全力抢险，省道217金光大桥垮塌段实现半幅抢通，结合在建泸石高速金光特大桥2号墩附近村道拓宽临时道路，形成了进出灾区抢险的双通道，进一步保障了灾区救援的生命大动脉。

At 15:30 on September 6, after continuous all-out rescue, a double channel was formed to enter and exit the disaster area for rescue, further guaranteeing the life artery.

16时，从建设一线传来好消息，省道434线磨西至金光段全部打通，这意味着，这条最快、最短的“生命通道”已抢通!

The fastest and shortest "life channel" has been reopened at 16:00pm! From Luding County, you will arrive at Jinguang Village in Detuo Town via Provincial Highway 217, and then turn into Provincial Highway 434, and finally pass about 7 kilometers to reach Moxi Town.

紧急救援：一座座生命桥的搭起

Emergency rescue: countless bridges of life are built

9月5日，救援人员和当地干部群众在甘孜州泸定县磨西镇磨子沟村搭建临时木桥转移被困人员。

On September 5, rescuers and locals in Mozigou Village, Moxi Town, Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture built a temporary wooden bridge to transfer trapped people.

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在磨西镇与青岗坪交汇处，一小路迅速下山的甘孜公安特警队队员被湍急的河水阻拦去路，队员们利用身体和绳索搭建桥梁，打通生命救援通道，先后成功转移出青岗坪被困群众900余人。

At the intersection of Moxi Town and Qinggangping Village, some members of Ganzi Special Police Rescue Team were blocked by the turbulent river. They used their bodies and ropes to build bridges and open up life-saving channels, successfully transferring out more than 900 people trapped in Qinggangping Village.

妥善安置：安置点亮起“第一盏灯”

Proper resettlement: "the first light" is on

9月5日18时20分，天色渐暗，位于震中的甘孜州泸定县磨西镇临时安置点，亮起震后的“第一盏灯”。在磨西镇贡嘎广场，救援人员已建立起临时安置点，可以基本满足受灾群众的吃住、医疗和用电等需求。

At 18:20 on September 5, the sky was dark. The temporary settlement in Moxi Town, Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, light up "the first light" after the earthquake. In Gongga Square, Moxi Town, rescue workers have set up a temporary settlement, which can basically meet the needs of the affected people for food, housing, medical care and electricity.

一盏盏灯渐次点亮，一条条路全力抢通，一部部手机信号逐渐满格……震后第一时间，四川省交通、通信、能源系统立即启动应急响应，全力开展应急保障工作。

Lights are gradually lit; roads are gradually accessible, and cell phone signals are gradually full... The first time after the earthquake, Sichuan Province transportation, communications and energy systems immediately start the emergency response, to carry out emergency security work.

暖心!震后第一顿早餐

Heartwarming! The first breakfast after the earthquake

9月5日地震发生以来，震中磨西镇停水断电。为了让大家吃上热乎的震后第一顿早餐，9月6日凌晨四点，村民李文俊便和大家一起想办法，用水和米饭，两样简单的食材凑成了这顿白米粥。

Since the earthquake occurred on September 5, Moxi Town, the epicenter of the earthquake, lost water and electricity. In order to let everyone has a hot first breakfast after the earthquake, at 4:00 am on September 6, villager Li Wenjun worked with others to make rice porridge with water and rice.

“开饭咯!”“热乎的白米粥好喽!”早晨7点，在大家的协力帮助下，悬崖酒店边的两口直径一米左右的大铁锅袅袅炊烟，飘散在山间。

"Breakfast's ready!" "Hot rice porridge's ready!" At 7:00am, with the help of everyone's cooperation, wispsof smokerose from 2 large iron pots about 1 meter in diameter by the cliff hotel, and drifted through the mountains.