BEIJING – Fifty-three people have been confirmed dead and 62 others injured, after a magnitude-6.8 earthquake jolted Dingri County in the city of Xigaze in Xizang Autonomous Region at 9:05 a.m. on Tuesday morning, according to China Global Television Network (CGTN).
China Earthquake Administration launched a level-II emergency service response and sent a work team to the site to assist with disaster relief efforts.
Some 22,000 disaster relief items, including cotton tents, cotton coats, quilts and folding beds, together with special relief materials for high-altitude and frigid areas, have been dispatched by central authorities to the quake-hit area.
Over 1,500 local firefighters and rescue workers have also been dispatched.
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