1. According to CCTV news, the death toll from the Lushan earthquake in Sichuan has risen to 113.
2. According to the official Weibo of the National Earthquake Network, as of 16:00 today, a total of 516 aftershocks have been recorded, including 41 aftershocks above magnitude 3: two between 5.0 and 5.9, twelve between 4.0 and 4.9, and twenty-seven between 3.0 and 3.9. The largest aftershock currently is of magnitude 5.3.
3. According to Sichuan Online and Sichuan Electric Power Company, traffic in Baoxing County is completely cut off, and rescue teams cannot enter the county, making it an isolated area. According to the relevant person in charge from Ya'an Company of the Sichuan Electric Power Company, all communication and transportation in Baoxing County are completely cut off, and the disaster there may be more severe than in Lushan. The Sichuan Electric Power Company has already dispatched an unmanned helicopter to the site to explore the disaster situation.
4. According to statistics from the Lushan Earthquake Health Emergency Command, as of 2 p.m., the county has received 2,260 patients (147 seriously injured, 21 dead). Thirty medical teams have been mobilized to the scene for rescue, and 15 local medical teams are providing on-site assistance. There are 600 emergency rescue medical personnel, among whom 15 were injured during the rescue. Reporter Tu Wenquan from Chengdu Evening News
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