Published on: 2026-10-31
Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation
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Shigatse, October 23 /Xinhua/ — 16 people died and 54 others were injured as a result of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that occurred on Thursday at 22:33 Beijing time in Bachen County, Nagqu Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region (Southwest China), according to data from the emergency command center.
The Regional Committee for Disaster Prevention, Mitigation, and Relief Assistance activated the third-level emergency response mode on Friday due to the earthquake.
As of 7:00 a.m. on Friday, 11 of the injured were in serious condition, 43 sustained minor injuries. During the earthquake, 339 residential buildings collapsed or were damaged.
An assessment of the damage caused by the earthquake is currently underway, and search and rescue operations are ongoing.
Since early morning, humanitarian supplies allocated by authorities at various levels have been arriving in the disaster zone; by 5 a.m., 1,000 modular house kits, more than 3,200 tents, over 2,800 cots, and other essential items, including blankets, stoves, and clothing, had already been delivered there. -0-
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