48 hours after the Baqing earthquake in Tibet: life rescue at an altitude of 4,800 meters

At about 22:33 on October 22, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake occurred in Nagqu Baqing, Tibet. 16 people were killed, 76 injured, and 339 houses collapsed and damaged.

After the earthquake, the Tibet Autonomous Region Emergency Command organized departments at all levels to quickly carry out personnel search and rescue, casualty treatment, and mass relocation and resettlement. Currently, the armed police, public security, firefighting, State Grid, transportation and other rescue and support forces are working at the epicenter.

At the rescue site, the rescue team followed the principle of "no household, no person, and no blind spot" and focused on Maru Township and Gangqie Township, extending to neighboring counties, townships, and villages, and carried out "carpet-style" mobilization on a household-by-household and point-by-point basis.

The epicenter of Baqing has an average altitude of nearly 4,800 meters. Cold is the most real feeling felt by people in the disaster area after the earthquake.

In the past few days, earthquake relief personnel have continued to work hard. Tents have been erected, prefabricated houses have been built, and bowls of hot meals have been delivered to the people.

As of 11:00 on October 24, 52,450 pieces (sets) of disaster relief materials allocated at the national, autonomous region, city, and county levels have been successively shipped to the Baqing earthquake-stricken area in Tibet. More than 2,500 rescue personnel at all levels are fully engaged in rescue and rescue. A total of 35 resettlement sites have been set up in the disaster area.

Zaduo County, Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai Province, is adjacent to Baqing County, Tibet Autonomous Region. After the 7.0-magnitude earthquake occurred in Baqing County, Tibet, Zaduo County quickly carried out relocation work for people in the four townships of Chadan, Jieduo, Moyun, and Sulu, which are adjacent to Baqing County, Tibet. A total of 486 households and 2,367 people were relocated.