20 types of disaster relief materials have been successively shipped to the earthquake-stricken area in Baqing, Tibet

China News Service, Nagqu, October 24 (Lu Xin) On the 24th, the Nagqu City Earthquake Relief Headquarters in the Tibet Autonomous Region announced that 20 types of disaster relief materials allocated at the central, autonomous region, city, and county levels have been successively transported to the disaster area. The disaster relief supplies not only include cotton-padded clothes, cotton trousers, folding beds and other urgently needed living supplies in the disaster area, but a large drone, Wing Loong, has arrived at the scene.

As of 11:00 on October 24, the earthquake had killed 16 people and injured 76 people. A total of 1,830 tents were erected in Baqing County, housing 12,489 people. According to the latest data, there are currently no new casualties. As of 09:45 on October 24, a total of 834 aftershocks had been recorded.

In order to better support the post-disaster emergency recovery and construction of infrastructure and public service facilities in disaster areas, higher-level departments have currently allocated 70 million yuan (RMB, the same below) in natural disaster relief funds, of which 50 million yuan has been allocated by the central government and 20 million yuan has been allocated by the autonomous region. In addition, the National Development and Reform Commission urgently arranged an investment of 30 million yuan within the central budget, and the Organization Department of the Central Committee allocated 25 million yuan in special funds to Tibet from party dues managed on behalf of the central government to support earthquake relief work. The Nagqu Municipal Finance Bureau urgently allocated 300 million in treasury funds. As of 11:00 on October 24, Nagqu Charity Federation had received a total of 1,320 donations, with a total fund of 2,256,602.1 yuan.

Currently, rescue forces from all walks of life are gathering in the disaster-stricken areas simultaneously. A total of 35 resettlement sites and 35 temporary party branches have been set up in the disaster-stricken areas. A total of more than 1,600 people in Baqing County have participated in the earthquake relief work. The Nagqu Military Division has dispatched 120 officers and soldiers and 10 vehicles. The Nagqu Fire Rescue Detachment has dispatched 347 people, 15 police dogs and 82 vehicles. The Nagqu City Public Security Bureau has dispatched 530 police officers and 100 vehicles. The Nagqu Armed Police Detachment has dispatched 262 officers and soldiers and 39 vehicles. They have all arrived in the disaster area and are cooperating with local rescue forces to carry out rescue work.

It is reported that medical treatment and health and epidemic prevention work in the disaster area are being carried out in an orderly manner, and various earthquake relief work are still being carried out in an orderly and intensive manner.