All-out rescue efforts underway following Xizang 6.8-magnitude quake
Updated: January 8, 2025 08:40Xinhua
Rescuers conduct rescue work at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. A total of 95 people have been confirmed dead and 130 others injured as of 3 p.m. Tuesday, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday morning. The earthquake struck at 9:05 a.m. (Beijing Time), with the epicenter located in Tsogo Township, Dingri County, in the city of Xigaze. There are 27 villages and approximately 6,900 people within a 20-km radius of the epicenter. [Photo/Xinhua]
Rescuers conduct rescue work at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Rescuers conduct rescue work at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Rescuers conduct rescue work at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
A staff member carries out disinfection at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
A staff member repairs electrical facilities at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
A staff member works in an ambulance at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
In this aerial drone photo, tents for earthquake-affected residents are pictured at a village in Lhaze County of Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Rescuers prepare dinner at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Earthquake-affected residents cook dinner in a tent at a village in Lhaze County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Rescuers work at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Rescuers work at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Medical workers treat people injured in the earthquake at the People's Hospital of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Medical workers treat people injured in the earthquake in tents set up at the People's Hospital of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
