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Laba Festival Earthquake Relief: Stories of Resettlement and Recovery in Gansu Province

Xinhua News Agency, Lanzhou, January 18 (Reporters Jiang Weichao, Lang Bingbing, Wang Zixuan) On the day of the Laba Festival, in the picture on Zhang Junjun’s circle of friends, his family of four were drinking Laba porridge around the stove in a board house at the resettlement site in Xiaohongping Village. Under the sunlight, the red dates and wolfberries in the bowl are exceptionally red.

On December 18, 2023, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred in Jishishan County, Gansu Province, causing more than 50,000 households to be affected, of which more than 30,000 households needed to be resettled. The local altitude is high and winters are cold and long. The local government urgently built more than 16,000 prefabricated houses to ensure that the affected people stayed warm through the winter.

One month after the earthquake, the reporter went to the resettlement site in Jishishan County. When talking with the victims, he found that their “circles of friends” recorded every bit of their lives on the right track, reflecting the speed and warmth of the earthquake relief work. Carrying the confidence and hope of post-disaster reconstruction.

This is a screenshot of the WeChat Moments of some people affected by the disaster in Jishishan County.

“The home where I grew up has turned into a ruin.” The video is full of devastation and the text is sad. On December 21, 2023, 28-year-old Han Fulan returned to her natal village, Yangwa Village, Liuji Township. Seeing that her familiar home was destroyed, she felt emotional and left a sad mark on WeChat Moments.

On January 16, the rising sun filled the resettlement site in Yangwa Village, which is about 2,400 meters above sea level. The reporter opened a village prefabricated house and ran into Han Fulan, who was returning to her parents’ home to visit her parents. There is a bright fire in the house, and the children and grandchildren surround the old man. Talking about the changes in the past month, she opened her WeChat Moments as if opening a diary.

On January 16, at the resettlement site in Yangwa Village, Liuji Township, Han Fulan (first from the right) chatted with his family in a wooden house.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ma Xiping

“The four seasons reincarnate, and there are always new stories to look forward to.” This is the circle of friends posted by Han Fulan on New Year’s Day in 2024. She said that although many people’s houses collapsed, the government and relief forces from all parties quickly set up tents for the villagers, sent supplies, and built tens of thousands of warmer houses in just eight days. House, no one goes hungry or cold. Today, meals are served as usual, the haze of sadness has dissipated, and life is recovering.

On January 16, at the resettlement site in Yangwa Village, Liuji Township, people competed in a tug-of-war competition at a fun sports meeting.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ma Xiping

Suddenly I heard a commotion outside the window, and when I walked out of Han Fulan’s house, I saw the square at the entrance of the village crowded with people, playing tug of war, rope skipping, and playing table tennis… The villagers dressed up and went into battle to become team members, and moved to the side of the field to form a cheerleading team. Cheers and cheers were heard one after another.

Ma Yan, section chief of the Mass Sports Section of Linxia Prefecture Sports Bureau, who was present at the scene, said that all parts of Linxia Prefecture are keen on sports. In previous years, basketball games and table tennis games in various villages were very popular during the slack season. This time, Jishishan County organized and carried out the activities at the resettlement site. Fun sports meeting, everyone actively participated.

“Sports Games after the Earthquake.” In the afternoon of that day, Han Fulan added smiling emoticons and lyrical music to this long-lost happy scene after the earthquake, edited it into a short video collection, and posted it to Moments.

In the past few days, electric welding training classes have officially started in Chenjia Village, Dahejia Town, Han Fulan’s husband’s home.

“God rewards those who work hard, and ‘welding’ leads to a wonderful life.” In a video posted on WeChat Moments by trainee Feng Salihai on January 17, he was holding a welding gun in one hand and a mask in the other. The moment the welding wire touched the steel bars, sparks bloomed like fireworks.

On January 16, people participated in an electric welding skills training class at the Chenjia Village resettlement site in Dahejia Town.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ma Xiping

This 37-year-old young man saw the skills training notice posted by village cadres in the WeChat group and immediately signed up. Classes start at 9 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. Except for a short break at noon, students spend the whole day learning welding theory and practice. After a few days, Feng Salihai has initially mastered the flat welding technology. He said that he will be able to get the technical certificate in half a month, and he will be able to work as a welder during the post-disaster reconstruction next spring.

The circle of friends not only carries the warmth of assistance, but also spreads the message of recovery.

“Everything will be fine when the familiar life returns.” On the 17th, Zhang Junjun, a “post-00s generation” in Shiyuan Town, posted in his circle of friends the lively New Year’s Fair in the town. Villagers shuttled through various stalls, shouting, bargaining, and talking to each other. The greetings were noisy and warm.

After seeing the news about the resumption of the market in Zhang Junjun’s circle of friends, many villagers in the resettlement site went to catch the market. Villager Wei Yuying bought 5 pairs of new shoes in one go. She told reporters that the Chinese New Year is coming soon and she wants to buy new shoes for her family and put her in a better mood.

“Don’t wait, don’t rely, don’t hope in vain, work to save yourself and be a hero.” In the circle of friends of Shi Ga, a villager in Songjiagou Village, Shiyuan Town, he and his family are rescuing bricks and wood from collapsed houses in preparation for building a new house in the spring. Reuse.

This is the resettlement site of Songjiagou Village taken in Shiyuan Town on January 17 (drone photo).Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lang Bingbing

The reporter learned that as of now, the county’s post-disaster loss identification work has been basically completed, and the post-disaster reconstruction project planning and preparation work is progressing in an orderly manner.

“As long as individuals are willing to work hard and the government can help, we will definitely be able to build a new home.” Shi Ga Si, who has been working as a bricklayer in Qinghai for many years, said that his hometown will definitely need many craftsmen next year. He plans to stay and rebuild the home together with the villagers. .

“After the Laba Festival, it’s the New Year. May good luck begin and everything will come true!” This sentence was at the top of Zhang Junjun’s circle of friends today.

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责编:丁玉冰 ]

2024-01-19 01:04:00
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