Rope rescue evacuates 9 trapped people after earthquake hits China's Sichuan

STORY: Rope rescue evacuates 9 trapped people after earthquake hits China's Sichuan DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of firefighters workingvarious of evacueesSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MA QIDONG, FirefighterSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI LEITING, Firefighter STORYLINE: Nine people trapped by a landslide triggered by a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding County in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday have been evacuated by firefighters with a rope rescue. Among the evacuees, an elderly person who sustained serious injuries is now in stable condition. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MA QIDONG, Firefighter "Now a member of the 'Flying Cat' team is fixing the rope on the steep slope so that rope can be lowered down to enable us to go down and up." During the rescue, the vulnerable, such as the elderly, children and women were given priority. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI LEITING, Firefighter "The team is now using the rope to transfer the trap