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Running a level 12 gale in 3 hours, this emergency response report is worth learning from

2025-05-08   

According to CCTV News on May 6th, on the evening of May 3rd, Dunhuang City in Gansu Province experienced a strong sandstorm with maximum winds reaching level 12. At that time, nearly 10000 tourists were stranded in several scenic spots, and Dunhuang City immediately activated its emergency plan for severe weather, racing against strong sandstorms. Within 3 hours, all stranded tourists were safely transported back to the city center. Dunhuang, the pearl of the Silk Road, is a tourist destination that many people aspire to. With a large number of tourists during holidays, ensuring the safety of tourists in extreme weather conditions is a serious challenge. The strong sandstorm attack caused nearly 10000 tourists to be stranded in the scenic area. It only took 3 hours from the activation of the contingency plan to the completion of transportation. This emergency response report is amazing and sets a benchmark for emergency management in cultural and tourism cities. Everything is established in advance, and failure to do so leads to failure. The efficient disposal of Dunhuang first stems from a forward-looking understanding of risks. As a typical desert climate area, the local government did not view sandstorm weather as a "force majeure" passive response, but instead established a full chain mechanism of "prevention response disposal". In response to the peak passenger flow, we have reserved 100 tourist buses in advance, optimized the scenic area's traffic routes, and even included the opening time of street lights in the emergency plan. These details have been prepared in advance and have won valuable opportunities for emergency response. In addition, the evacuation experience of the 10000 person concert at Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Scenic Area, through the rapid response mechanism formed by regular drills, enabled the scenic area to maintain "muscle memory" even in extreme weather conditions, achieving an astonishing speed of only 5 minutes from warning release to closure notice. The concept of "putting tourists at the center" runs through this emergency exam. Faced with the triple dilemma of "scattered personnel, gradually darkening sky, and traffic congestion", the local public transportation system has invested more than 140 bus services, with the government using 14 official vehicles and mobilizing 15 private vehicles to participate in transportation, building a transportation network of "buses as the starting point, social vehicles as supplements, and scenic sightseeing buses as the backup". Under the "city wide mobilization", this efficient emergency response has provided a reference paradigm for other regions to cope with extreme weather and tourism emergencies, with precise warnings from meteorological departments, real-time dispatch from cultural and tourism departments, full escort from traffic police departments, and illumination from housing and construction departments. The development of cultural tourism is never just a competition of resources, but also a test of emergency response capabilities and service awareness. The string of safety needs to be constantly tightened, otherwise it may be lost without a trace. With the arrival of summer, the probability of geological disasters such as severe convective extreme weather and landslides has significantly increased. Every tourist city should engrave the "safety bottom line" and "tourist first" into its daily thinking and governance genes. Only in this way can we deliver satisfactory results in disaster prevention and reduction work. (New Society)

Edit:Luo yu Responsible editor:Jia jia

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