CCTV.com News: According to the WeChat official account of the Ministry of Natural Resources, according to the China Earthquake Network, at 9:5 on January 7, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Dingri County, Shigatse City, Tibet (28.50 degrees north latitude and 87.45 degrees east longitude), which has killed many people. According to the "Geological Disaster Prevention and Response Work Plan of the Ministry of Natural Resources", the Ministry of Natural Resources decided to upgrade the Tibet geological disaster prevention response level from Level IV to Level III at 13:00 on January 7, and send a working group led by department-level comrades to the site to guide the inspection of secondary geological disasters, technical support for emergency rescue and rescue.
The Ministry of Natural Resources requires the Tibet Autonomous Region Department of Natural Resources to organize inspections and inspections in a timely manner, and do a good job in monitoring and early warning, consultation and judgment, duty and information reporting; the China Geological Survey and the Ministry of Natural Resources Geological Disaster Technical Guidance Center further strengthen organizational coordination and expert dispatch, and fully guide local governments to do a good job in consultation, analysis and emergency response.
