STORY: Efforts in full swing to ensure supplies for residents in China's quake-hit Gansu
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 23, 2023
DATELINE: Dec. 24, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:15
LOCATION: JISHISHAN, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the earthquake struck areas
2. various of relief efforts
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XIE XUEZHI, Local police officer
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHENG WENLONG, Staff member with local electricity supply company
5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DENG KUAN, Staff member with a trade company
6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZANG NAIJUN, Staff member with local highway maintenance center

STORYLINE:

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck areas in northwest China's Gansu and Qinghai provinces at 11:59 p.m. Monday, leaving 148 people dead as of Friday, and toppling many buildings.

Relief efforts are in full swing to ensure the essential supplies at the temporary relocation sites in the quake-hit regions in Gansu.  

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XIE XUEZHI, Local police officer
"We are mainly responsible for the traffic around the Liuji Township (of Jishishan County), where there are many relief vehicles. We need to ensure smooth traffic by monitoring road and vehicle conditions."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHENG WENLONG, Staff member with local electricity supply company
"This is a relocation site in Taojia Village (of Jishishan County), where we need to supply electricity to 460 households. We must ensure that the supply comes promptly at relocation sites."

SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DENG KUAN, Staff member with a trade company
"We have provided free beef noodles for two days, about 1,500 bowls each day, to the residents and rescue workers in Shiyuan Township (of Jishishan County)."

SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZANG NAIJUN, Staff member with local highway maintenance center
"Some sections of the roads have collapsed, and there are some cracks. We are repairing and widening the roads, in a bid to promptly restore normal traffic flow."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jishishan, China.
(XHTV)