sign in sign up
<<
Home , Mianzhu, Shifang, Zigong

Earthquake Situation Report #6, 18 M ay 2008, W HO

1. Background & General situation ñ Nature of the disaster/emergency: A 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked W enchuan County, 159 kilometers northwest of the Sichuan provincial capital city of , at 2:28 p.m., 12 May 2008, Monday. More than 4,432 aftershocks have been recorded (146 aftershocks measuring 4 or higher on the Richter scale) ñ Affected areas: see the below table. ñ Climatic conditions: more rain forecasted. ñ Extent of damage to infrastructure: extensive in Sichuan province

2. Reported Casualties (reported as of 2 PM, 18 May 2008. Changes from the previous day are shown in red) Region Dead Injured 9,640 (including 18,692 buried, 59,616 injured Beichuan) 10,290 ( 3,778) 56,000 injured, 30,000 trapped Chengdu 4,130 8,283 Guangan 1 2,060 (including 14,838 injured Qingchuan) 50 10 3,000 16 542 Ganzi prefecture 9 747 Sichuan Aba prefecture 2,140 dead (W enchuan: statistics have not yet released) 5 Suining 25 233 Maoxian County 283 5,360 22 1,655 8 8 193 Yaan 20 421 4,450 20,000 2 79 Zhongjiang 5 County 15 120 Shaanxi 112 893 Gansu 364 4,998 Henan 2 5 Hubei 1 Yunnan 1 9 Total 28,884 198,347 ñ The State Council News Office published, authorized by the Earthquake Relief Headquarters, that by 2pm May 18th, the earthquake had caused 32,477 death and 220,109 injuries. ñ On the 18th, the China News Service published that the disaster had caused 112 deaths and 1921 injuries in the Shaanxi province

3. Public health situation and needs Priorities identified by the government include: treatment of injured, infectious disease control and response, safe water and food supplies for affected areas.

4. National & international response

1) Government of China ñ Government continues with response (search and rescue, recovery and disposal of bodies) ñ Government officially provides agencies and donors with list of needed items. ñ The central government has allocated 3.41 billion Yuan ($488 million) for relief and recovery

2) M OH China ñ M ay 18th: Announced that MOH has urgently allocated and transferred many medical supplies to Chengdu, such as vaccine, X-ray machine, and 7 categories of medicine worth 500 thousand Yuan. Especially 100 dialysis machines will arrive at Chengdu today. 11 categories of medicine worth 5 million Yuan and 12 kinds of medical equipment will also arrive today. 350 tons of disinfection and sterilization medical equipment is also on the way. ñ M ay 18th: Announced that MOH again sent out 320 experts in hospital infection management, ICU management, and renal dialysis to the disaster areas. ñ M ay 18th: Announced that The MOH and the General Logistics Department are trying to air transport medical teams into the inaccessible major disaster areas. They are planning 2 field hospitals, 400 beds, and 300 medical workers.

4) UNCT / UNDM T China ñ Convened a meeting to prepare an application form for CERF

5. W HO response in China ñ W HO Country office (in coordination with UNRC/UNDMT) preparing application for CERF funds (to be submitted Monday) with support of W PRO and HQ ñ W HO Country office coordinating with UNFPA and UNICEF to respond to the items in the list of emergency medical & health supplies/equipments developed by MOH (an initial estimated total cost is around USD 2.0-2.5 million). ñ W HO Country office monitoring situation with support of W HO Regional Office for the W estern Pacific and Headquarters. Sitreps posted on W PRO & HQ sites ñ W HO Country office and W PRO reviewing request of government for emergency health supplies/equipment needed in the affected areas. HQ prepared to provide resource mobilization, procurement and logistics support as needed ñ EHA focal point continues to provide technical advice and materials to China CDC. ñ W R-China is coordinating with UNDMT China to plan for a collective humanitarian response.