习近平对西藏那曲市巴青县7.0级地震作出重要指示强调 全力开展人员搜救 妥善安置受灾群众 切实保障人民群众生命财产安全 李强作出批示

CCTV.com reports (Xinwen Lianbo): At approximately 10:33 p.m. on October 22, a magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck Baqing County in Nagqu, Tibet, causing major casualties.

Following the earthquake, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, Chinese president, and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attached great importance to the disaster and issued important instructions. He noted that the magnitude-7.0 earthquake in Baqing County, Nagqu, Tibet, had caused major casualties. Every effort must be made to search for and rescue people and to treat the injured, minimizing casualties to the greatest extent possible.

Xi Jinping emphasized that the disaster area is at high altitude and the weather is cold. Seismic activity and changes in the weather must be closely monitored, rescue operations must be carried out scientifically, and secondary disasters must be prevented. Emergency rescue supplies must be allocated and dispatched promptly, people affected by the disaster must be properly accommodated, and damaged infrastructure must be repaired urgently to effectively safeguard people's lives and property.

Li Qiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and premier of the State Council, issued directives stating that the extent of the disaster must be promptly verified, all-out efforts must be organized for emergency rescue and treatment of the injured, and people affected must be properly evacuated and accommodated, with every effort made to reduce casualties. As the earthquake-stricken area is at high altitude and experiencing frequent aftershocks, the Ministry of Emergency Management and the Earthquake Administration must work with relevant parties to further strengthen seismic monitoring and forecasting and make meticulous preparations for disaster prevention and response.

In accordance with Xi Jinping's important instructions and Li Qiang's requirements, the Ministry of Emergency Management has dispatched a working group to the site to guide emergency rescue and disaster relief. Tibet has mobilized personnel to make all-out efforts in rescue and relief and properly accommodate those affected. All earthquake rescue and relief work is currently proceeding urgently and in an orderly manner.