Volunteers are heading to villages in China’s Xizang region to help with rescue and recovery efforts after the earthquake that killed 126 people.
Volunteers such as Wang Shengyun, a volunteer relief worker, are helping those without food and shelter
Volunteers such as Wang Shengyun, a volunteer relief worker, are helping those without food and shelter
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00:00Wang Shengyin is a noodle shop owner from Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, which is 3,000
00:05kilometers away from the epicenter.
00:08He and his friends volunteered to offer locals nearly 30,000 U.S. dollars worth of food
00:14supplies like noodles, beef, and apples.
00:17He cooks noodles every day for free in Gabor Village.
00:26We hope to provide people with goods in the most affected villages, so we contacted the
00:30Tongship government and they deployed us here.
00:33Now we offer at least 1,200 bowls of noodles for free in the hope the locals can eat warm
00:38food in the cold winter following the earthquake.
00:42More than 200 policemen from China Immigration in Shigazi are supporting affected locals
00:48in Yubai Village, Gabor Village, and Zatun Village in Changsu, Tongship.
00:53They help the locals rescue trapped people, livestock, and valuables after the earthquake.
00:59After the focus of relief efforts was shifted to post-disaster reconstruction, work included
01:04carrying relief materials, building shelters, keeping traffic in order, and more.
01:10In Gabor Village, home to more than 500 people, 21 policemen offered help.
01:20We have unloaded 70 tons worth of supplies today.
01:24We worked by shifts and rarely rested.
01:26For example, if colleagues working in the nearby village are tired, we will help them
01:31and vice versa.
01:32We hope the affected locals can lead a normal life as soon as possible.
01:41The policemen came to help us just half an hour after the earthquake hit us.
01:46All of our houses were severely damaged.
01:49More people died and over 20 were injured, but the help from our party and government
01:54has made us feel relaxed and warm.
01:58More than 60,000 people in Dingyu County were affected by the earthquake.
02:03Resettlement and post-disaster construction are in full swing despite the cold winter.
02:09Chen Song, CGTN, Dingyu County, Xizang Autonomous Region.