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ChemChina lauded for exemplary relief work
(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-06-11 11:22

Xiang Ping, the mine's chairman and chief executive, announced that he was assuming the role of commander of the rescue work.

The first thing he did was dispatch a team of 10 people as messengers to go to the city of Mianzhu, 15 km away from the mine, to seek help from the local government and report to the headquarters in Beijing.

Then he organized 17 rescue teams to hurry to all the mines and collapsed buildings to pull out people from under the ruins.

With their concerted efforts, the teams managed to pull 117 workers and their family members out of the rubble.

By 9 pm the next day, all the miners trapped underground had been successfully rescued.

Meanwhile, after having to spend more than 20 hours scrambling across 15 km, the team of messengers finally reached Mianzhu and reported the mine's situation to the local government and the ChemChina headquarters in Beijing.

The leaders and workers showed unusual perseverance and unity in the face of the catastrophe.

Zhang Junnian, a workshop staff, lost two family members in the earthquake. After burying their bodies himself, the resilient Zhang devoted himself to rescue work.

Relief effort

An hour after the earthquake occurred on May 12, Ren Jianxin, president of ChemChina, established the corporation's disaster relief headquarters in Beijing, with himself as the commander-in-chief.

Upon receiving the report from the mine on May 13, Ren immediately reported the situation to the State Council's Anti-Earthquake and Relief Headquarters and asked for help from People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops.

At 2:30 am on May 15, helicopters of the air force dropped eight tons of relief material at the Qingping phosphate mine.

On May 14, ChemChina dispatched five people to hurry to Mianzhu to help the local government with relief work.

On May 15, the ChemChina head office organized a donation drive for the disaster-hit areas. By May 30, the drive had accumulated over 14.63 million yuan, all donated by businesses and employees of ChemChina.

In addition, the corporation donated 1 million yuan to the heavily damaged city of Deyang, 5 million yuan to Sichuan Province and 2 million yuan to Gansu province.


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