CCTV.com News: According to the website of the Ministry of Emergency Management, China Earthquake Network determined that 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) with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. According to preliminary statistics, the earthquake has caused casualties.
The Office of the National Disaster Prevention, Reducing and Relief Commission and the Ministry of Emergency Management have launched a national fourth-level disaster relief emergency response based on the impact of the disaster and the needs of local disaster relief work. In conjunction with the National Food and Material Reserve Bureau, 22,000 pieces of central disaster relief materials such as cotton tents, cotton coats, quilts, folding beds, and special disaster relief materials in high-altitude areas, and support local governments to do a good job in disaster relief and relief work for disaster-affected people.
