北京，1月4日 –1月2日15时02分，云南省丽江市宁蒗彝族自治县发生5.5级地震。灾情发生后，丽江军分区第一时间启动应急预案，动员组织宁蒗150名民兵奔赴灾区一线，配合地方政府展开紧急救援工作。
KUNMING, Jan. 4 -- At 15:02 on January 2, a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Ninglang county of Lijiang City in Southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Lijiang Military Sub-command under the PLA Southern Theater Command immediately activated an emergency plan, and mobilized 150 militiamen to the front line for rescue work in coordination with the local government.
据中国地震台网测定，此次地震震源深度10千米，震中位置为丽江市宁蒗县永宁乡，震中50公里范围内约有7.5万人。
According to China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), the earthquake has a focal depth of 10 km, with the epicenter located in Ninglang County. There are about 75,000 people within 50 km of the epicenter.
丽江军分区下辖宁蒗县人武部迅速做出反应，组织临近乡镇民兵向受灾地区机动，16时50分到达震中地区，担负人员搜救、险情排除、临时安置点开设和后勤保障工作。截至3日15时，民兵救援队共排查危房208间，搭建帐篷235顶，安置群众843人。
The People’s Armed Forces Department in Ninglang under the Lijiang Military Sub-command responded quickly and organized the militiamen in nearby towns to rush to the earthquake-stricken area. They arrived at the epicenter at 16:50 and immediately devoted themselves to works of search and rescue, danger elimination, establishment of temporary resettlement sites and logistic support. As of 15:00 on January 3, the militia rescue team had searched 208 dilapidated houses, erected 235 tents with 843 people resettled.
受灾较为严重的自然村之一永宁镇嘎拉村有70余户村民。“地震发生后，民兵救援队不到两个小时就来到了村里，把我们转移到安全的地方。”村民曹鲁汝说。村民们看到“迷彩服”来了，心里就踏实了。
Gala Village, one of the natural villages under most serious severer strike, has more than 70 households. “After the earthquake, the militia rescue team arrived here in less than two hours and evacuated us to a safe place”, said a villager Cao Luru. The villagers felt at ease when seeing the militiamen in camouflage.
“很多受灾群众主动加入到我们搭建帐篷的队伍里，还给我们端来热水。”宁蒗县人武部政委刘建国说。民兵救援队将帮助受灾群众尽快恢复生产生活秩序，让他们有个安全温暖的栖身场所。
“Many victims volunteered to join us in setting up tents and brought us hot water,” said Liu Jianguo, on-site commanding officer. The militia rescue team will help the affected people get back on normal track as soon as possible.
