Student rescue continues in Mianyang

WATCH VIDEO

Many students are trapped between walls, suffering head and leg injuries. Rescue teams send words of reassurance to calm them and supply drinking water through pipes.

Before large equipment arrived, rescuers managed to pull more than 10 people from the debris by hand.

Before large equipment arrived, rescuers managed to pull more than 10 people from the debris by hand.

At first, rescue work in this middle school in Qingchuan county was hindered by lack of road access to the area. Now the road has been repaired and rescue work continues.

About half the 850 students and staff of the school, are casualties. Medical departments have been ordered to take care of the hygiene in the area, but they are in urgent need of supplies, such as disinfectant.

Editor:Zhang Ning