– Fifty-three people have been confirmed dead and 62 others injured as of Tuesday noon, after a magnitude-6.8 earthquake jolted Dingri County in the city of Xigaze in Xizang Autonomous Region at 9:05 a.m. on Tuesday.
– China Earthquake Administration launched a level-II emergency service response and sent a work team to the site to assist with disaster relief efforts.
– Some 22,000 disaster relief items, including cotton tents, cotton coats, quilts and folding beds, together with special relief materials for high-altitude and frigid areas, have been dispatched by central authorities to the quake-hit area. Over 1,500 local firefighters and rescue workers have also been dispatched.
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