Over 46,000 people have been moved to safety in China’s autonomous Xizang province after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck the region.
CGTN’s Gong Ming has the latest.
#China #Earthquake
CGTN’s Gong Ming has the latest.
#China #Earthquake
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00:00According to the latest briefings so far,
00:02Xi'an has deployed 12,000 personnel from different departments
00:07involved in the rescue, to carry out the search and rescue operations.
00:12A total of 407 trapped individuals have been rescued
00:17and 14 relocation and resettlement sites have been established.
00:21And more than 4,500 disaster-affected residents have been relocated and settled.
00:28And as for now, all road sections damaged by the earthquake have been fully repaired.
00:33And also, according to the latest status,
00:36there has been no further increase in casualties from the earthquake.
00:41And this afternoon, we actually arrived in Changsuoxiang,
00:46one of the areas most severely affected by the earthquake.
00:51And actually, based on visits to several rescue and resettlement sites,
00:56we know that a comprehensive assessment of disaster conditions
01:00in the villages and towns has been completed.
01:04So now, the current focus of relief efforts
01:08has gradually shifted to resettling and assisting disaster victims,
01:12as well as conducting follow-up inspections of damaged buildings.
01:18And due to the dispersed nature of the villages in this epicenter area,
01:23no large-scale centralized resettlement sites have been established.
01:27Instead, tents like this have been set up in safe areas within each village.