西藏那曲市巴青县7.0级地震抢险救灾工作加紧进行

CCTV.com report (Xinwen Lianbo): Rescue and disaster relief efforts are intensifying following the magnitude-7.0 earthquake in Baqing County, Nagqu, Tibet. Search and rescue, treatment of the injured, resettlement of residents and other work are being carried out with all-out effort.

Since the earthquake, rescue teams from various quarters have continued searching for people in the affected area and have now completed three rounds of comprehensive door-to-door checks. All 76 injured residents have received timely medical treatment. Some of those with more serious injuries have been transferred to relevant hospitals at the city and autonomous-region levels for further treatment.

The resettlement of affected residents is proceeding urgently. In the early hours of today, October 24, all 500 prefabricated housing units for resettlement had arrived in Maru Township, Baqing County.

As of 11 a.m. today, 52,450 items and sets of disaster relief supplies from various levels had arrived in the earthquake zone, including prefabricated housing units, padded clothing and folding beds.

Emergency repairs to infrastructure in the earthquake zone are being stepped up. Main roads in Baqing County are now open to traffic, and power has been restored to 2,201 affected households.

Under arrangements made by the Ministry of Emergency Management, two national emergency rescue teams for workplace safety are currently monitoring disaster conditions in the affected area, continually assessing the risk of secondary disasters and ensuring safety at rescue sites.

According to the National Meteorological Center’s forecast, minimum temperatures in Baqing County will be around minus 5 degrees Celsius over the next three days. With low temperatures and cold conditions, local authorities are making every effort to ensure protection against the cold and adequate warmth for those engaged in earthquake rescue and relief and for resettled residents.