Grassland fire kills 22 in Southwest China
中国西南草原大火致22人死亡
(China Daily)
Updated: 2010-12-06 07:28
AntheaZhang 2010-12-06 12:37~13:30阅读翻译
CHENGDU - A spreading grassland fire in a mountainous Tibetan region in Southwest China proved deadly when it trapped soldiers and local residents trying to put it out, killing 22 and injuring four as of press time on Sunday night, local officials said.
成都报道:截至周日晚发稿时,据当地官方称,中国西南西藏山区的一场正在蔓延的草原大火困住了进行施救的士兵和当地居民,致22死4伤。
It is reported the Forest Public Security Bureau under the State Forestry Administration will send firefighting helicopters to the area from Guangdong province and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on Monday if the fire continues.
据报道,如果火情继续,国家林业局下属的森林公共安全局将于周一从广东省和广西壮族自治州派救火直升机前往该地区。
About 85 firefighters and more rescuers were dispatched from nearby Luhuo county to the site where the blaze began at about 12:30 pm on Sunday in Dawu county in Sichuan's Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture.
火灾发生在周日下午12:30。大约85名消防员和更多的营救人员从附近的Luhuo县被派往四川Garze藏族自治区Dawu县的火灾发生现场。
Soldiers with the independent battalion of the Garze military subregion of the People's Liberation Army arrived soon after the fire began.
人民解放军Garze军区独立营的官兵在火灾发生后迅速赶到现场。
They almost had the flames under control at 3 pm, but strong winds began to fan it at 3:10 pm, trapping the soldiers and villagers.
在下午3点的时候,他们几乎将火势控制住,但是,3:10的强风使得火势加剧,将士兵和村民困在火场。
The dead are comprised of 15 soldiers, five villagers and two forest workers. Three of the four injured villagers were sent to Kangding, the prefecture's capital, for treatment.
死者包括15名士兵、5名村民和2名林业工作者。四个伤者中的三人被送往自治州首府康定救治。
Sichuan Party Secretary Liu Qibao has called for all-out efforts in the rescue and firefighting work.
四川省党委书记已经号召不遗余力地进行营救和灭火工作。
A special working team led by Sichuan Governor Jiang Jufeng and Vice-Governor Zhong Mian headed to Garze on Sunday afternoon.
由四川省省长Jiang Jufeng和副省长Zhong Mian带领的特别工作组在周日下午前往Garze。
The provincial health bureau has dispatched rescue teams and ambulances from the provincial capital Chengdu and Ya'an city.
省卫生局已经从省会成都和雅安市派去了营救小组和救护车。
Dawu is more than 500 kilometers from Chengdu.
Dawu离成都500多公里。
About 500 mu (33 hectares) of land have been scorched in the county's Zilong village, about 6 kilometers from the county seat.
离县政府所在地6公里的Zilong村已经有大约500亩土地被烧焦。
The forest contingent had to retreat to its base at night.
森林抢险队在夜里不得不撤回营地。
About 200 mu were still burning as of press time.
发稿时止,大约200亩草原仍在燃烧。
In May 1987, a forest fire in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, affected 1.14 million hectares and caused 213 deaths. And on May 5, 1972, a grassland fire in Xi Ujimqin Banner (county), Xilin Gol League (prefecture), the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, killed 69.
1987年5月,中国东北黑龙江省的一场森林大火波及114万公顷森林,造成213人死亡。1972年5月5日,发生在内蒙古自治区西林格日勒草原的大火造成69人丧生。
The Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture occupies 152,600 square kilometers and is located in the southeastern swath of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Tibetans account for 78.7 percent of the population of 930,500.
Garze藏族自治州拥有152600平方公里的土地,位于青海省西藏高原的东南延伸地带。藏族占总人口(930500)的78.7%。
Dawu is home to rich forests, grasslands and water resources. About 89 percent of its 49,000 residents are ethnic Tibetans.
Dawu森林、草原和水资源丰富。49000的人口中有大约89%是藏族人。
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