Luxian County, Luzhou City, Sichuan Province, was hit by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 29.20 degrees north latitude, 105.34 degrees east longitude, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers at 4:33 on September 16, according to the official measurements from China Earthquake Networks.
As of noon last Friday, the quake left three people dead and 146 others injured. The rescue work covers all 20 townships of the county, and a total of 76548 residents were relocated, with 121 temporary shelters set up, according to Xinhua News.
Last Friday, Gospel Times, an online Chinese Christian newspaper, contacted local pastors, learning that some churches and believers’ homes were damaged to varying degrees.
According to Gospel Church in Luxian County, an earthquake relief team was set up by local churches soon after the earthquake. Lishi Church and Jiaming Church in the county were seriously destroyed, with walls torn and the roof severely damaged. Rainwater seeped in through the wall, causing serious security risks, so the relief team organized the church guards to evacuate in time.
According to the statistics, 20 believers’ homes were seriously damaged, while 200 generally were damaged. One injured Christian was in a hospital for treatment.
After learning about the situation of the disaster area, with assistance from Amity Foundation, Luzhou Municipal TSPM and Luxian County CC delivered relief supplies worth more than 100,000 yuan to the resettlement sites and homes of the victims, including mineral water, milk, instant noodles, cakes, and bread.
Battered by the powerful earthquake, the local area was still short of supplies such as tents and beds. Please pray for the post-disaster reconstruction and the spiritual care of the victims.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
【编者按】据中国地震台网正式测定，9月16日4时33分，四川省泸州市泸县发生6.0级地震，震源深度10千米，震中位于北纬29.20度，东经105.34度。
据央视网报道，四川省泸州市泸县6.0级地震抗震救灾第二次新闻发布会通报，截至9月17日12时，“9·16”泸县6.0级地震灾害造成3人死亡，无新增死亡人数；146人受伤（其中：3人重伤，1人经救治转为轻伤，另2名重伤人员生命体征平稳）。紧急转移76548人、紧急转移安置14400人。房屋受损等受灾情况正在进一步核实中。
9月17日，福音时报同工联系到了灾区的牧者，从当地牧者得知：当地的教堂与信徒家也不同程度的遭到损坏。以下是泸县基督教福音堂所了解的情况：
地震发生后，泸县基督教立即成立抗震救灾小组.泸县立石基督教堂和泸县加明基督教活动点受灾严重。教堂墙体撕裂，房顶严重受损，雨水侵入墙体存在严重安全。救灾小组对教会看守人员进行及时转移。
据统计，有20户弟兄姊妹家房屋受损严重，1位信徒受伤在医院治疗，200多位弟兄姊妹房屋一般受损。
了解到灾区情况后，泸州市基督教三自爱国运动委员会、泸县基督教会偕同爱德基金会的援助，立即准备矿泉水、牛奶、方便面、蛋糕、面包等救灾物资共计人民币十多万元，及时送往灾民安置点和灾民家中。
此次地震灾情严重，目前当地仍缺乏帐篷和床等物资，恳请大家为了灾后重建，灾民的心灵关怀代祷。
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四川泸县发生6.0级地震 当地教堂和多位信徒家受损
Luxian County, Luzhou City, Sichuan Province, was hit by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 29.20 degrees north latitude, 105.34 degrees east longitude, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers at 4:33 on September 16, according to the official measurements from China Earthquake Networks.
As of noon last Friday, the quake left three people dead and 146 others injured. The rescue work covers all 20 townships of the county, and a total of 76548 residents were relocated, with 121 temporary shelters set up, according to Xinhua News.
Last Friday, Gospel Times, an online Chinese Christian newspaper, contacted local pastors, learning that some churches and believers’ homes were damaged to varying degrees.
According to Gospel Church in Luxian County, an earthquake relief team was set up by local churches soon after the earthquake. Lishi Church and Jiaming Church in the county were seriously destroyed, with walls torn and the roof severely damaged. Rainwater seeped in through the wall, causing serious security risks, so the relief team organized the church guards to evacuate in time.
According to the statistics, 20 believers’ homes were seriously damaged, while 200 generally were damaged. One injured Christian was in a hospital for treatment.
After learning about the situation of the disaster area, with assistance from Amity Foundation, Luzhou Municipal TSPM and Luxian County CC delivered relief supplies worth more than 100,000 yuan to the resettlement sites and homes of the victims, including mineral water, milk, instant noodles, cakes, and bread.
Battered by the powerful earthquake, the local area was still short of supplies such as tents and beds. Please pray for the post-disaster reconstruction and the spiritual care of the victims.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Churches, Believers Suffer Earthquake in Sichuan
