CCTV News: According to the website of the Ministry of Emergency Management, at 9:5 on January 7, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Dingri County, Shigatse City, Tibet, causing major casualties and a large number of houses collapsed.
The Ministry of Emergency Management strengthens emergency coordination and coordination and rescue forces, and makes every effort to reinforce earthquake-stricken areas to carry out emergency rescue operations such as personnel search and rescue, road access, and transfer of injured people. As of 8:00 on January 8, a total of more than 1,850 emergency rescue forces and 3 helicopters have been organized to invest in various types, including more than 1,500 national comprehensive fire rescue teams, more than 260 professional emergency rescue forces such as engineering rescue and production safety, and more than 90 social emergency forces. At the same time, according to the progress of on-site rescue, cross-provincial emergency rescue forces will be dispatched to implement reinforcements at any time.
