Zhouqu will build a memorial site for victims to build a natural disaster science base

The head of Zhouqu County of Gansu Province, Zhang Mutang, said on the 14th of the China Youth Daily website “China Youth Online” that the local government of Zhouqu planned to establish a “natural disaster science base” on the original site of the devastating debris flow on August 7. "" and build a monument to the victims of the "August 7th". The monument will engrave the names of all the victims.

According to the data from the emergency headquarters of the debris flow disaster in Zhouqu, Gansu Province, as of 16:00 on August 14th, a landslide caused 1239 people to die and 505 people were missing.

Zhouqu is one of the Tibetan settlements, and the head of the county's Jiangtou County is also a Tibetan. It was originally a reporter for the China Youth Daily reporter station in Gansu. He said that on August 15th, a national mourning event was held. The memorial of Zhouqu was located in the ditch of the severely-stricken Sanyanzhai Village, which will be hosted by Gansu Province. Jiangmu Tang said that the memorial will reflect some of the characteristics of Tibetans and comfort the victims of all ethnic groups.

Duomeng Jiangteng said that some netizens suggested building a Tibetan style Mani heap before the monument for visitors to add stones. He believes that this proposal is in line with the characteristics of Tibetan culture and is worth considering. "This is a memorial to the dead. It is also a blessing for the living. Let more people pray together and Pingkang."

Speaking of the idea of ​​building a "natural disaster science popularization base" at the site of the disaster, Duomemu Jiangteng said that the Zhouqu local government plans to temporarily retain the status quo of tilting buildings in the five mudslides. After the “Natural Disaster Science Popularization Base” is completed, it will indicate when the building was built, how many people lived in it, how many people were killed in the building, and the name, age, sex, ethnicity, etc. of each person in the building was marked.

Jiang Duteng said that Zhouqu is a high-risk area for earthquakes, mudslides and other disasters. I hope that the establishment of this popular science base will remind more people to raise awareness of disasters and reduce the loss of human life.

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