All-out rescue efforts underway following Xizang 6.8-magnitude quake
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Rescuers conduct rescue work at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. A total of 95 people have been confirmed dead and 130 others injured as of 3 p.m. Tuesday, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday morning.
The earthquake struck at 9:05 a.m. (Beijing Time), with the epicenter located in Tsogo Township, Dingri County, in the city of Xigaze. There are 27 villages and approximately 6,900 people within a 20-km radius of the epicenter. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Rescuers conduct rescue work at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. A total of 95 people have been confirmed dead and 130 others injured as of 3 p.m. Tuesday, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday morning.
The earthquake struck at 9:05 a.m. (Beijing Time), with the epicenter located in Tsogo Township, Dingri County, in the city of Xigaze. There are 27 villages and approximately 6,900 people within a 20-km radius of the epicenter. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Rescuers conduct rescue work at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. A total of 95 people have been confirmed dead and 130 others injured as of 3 p.m. Tuesday, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday morning.
The earthquake struck at 9:05 a.m. (Beijing Time), with the epicenter located in Tsogo Township, Dingri County, in the city of Xigaze. There are 27 villages and approximately 6,900 people within a 20-km radius of the epicenter. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Rescuers conduct rescue work at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. A total of 95 people have been confirmed dead and 130 others injured as of 3 p.m. Tuesday, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday morning.
The earthquake struck at 9:05 a.m. (Beijing Time), with the epicenter located in Tsogo Township, Dingri County, in the city of Xigaze. There are 27 villages and approximately 6,900 people within a 20-km radius of the epicenter. (Photo by Hu Zikui/Xinhua)
A staff member carries out disinfection at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025.
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday morning. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
A staff member repairs electrical facilities at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025.
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday morning. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
A staff member works in an ambulance at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025.
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday morning. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
In this aerial drone photo, tents for earthquake-affected residents are pictured at a village in Lhaze County of Xigaze, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025.
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday morning. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)
Rescuers prepare dinner at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025.
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday morning. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Earthquake-affected residents cook dinner in a tent at a village in Lhaze County in Xigaze, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025.
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday morning. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)
Rescuers work at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. A total of 126 people have been confirmed dead and 188 others injured as of 7 p.m. Tuesday, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County on Tuesday morning. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Rescuers work at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. A total of 126 people have been confirmed dead and 188 others injured as of 7 p.m. Tuesday, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County on Tuesday morning. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Medical workers treat people injured in the earthquake at the People’s Hospital of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. A total of 126 people have been confirmed dead and 188 others injured as of 7 p.m. Tuesday, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County on Tuesday morning. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)
Medical workers treat people injured in the earthquake in tents set up at the People’s Hospital of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. A total of 126 people have been confirmed dead and 188 others injured as of 7 p.m. Tuesday, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County on Tuesday morning. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)
A medical worker from West China Hospital of Sichuan University checks medical images of a resident injured in the earthquake at the Xigaze People’s Hospital in Xigaze City, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025.
All-out rescue efforts are being underway after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in Xigaze City on Tuesday morning. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
People injured in the earthquake receive medical treatment at the Xigaze People’s Hospital in Xigaze City, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2025.
All-out rescue efforts are being underway after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in Xigaze City on Tuesday morning. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
A woman tends a child under medical treatment at the Xigaze People’s Hospital in Xigaze City, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025.
All-out rescue efforts are being underway after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in Xigaze City on Tuesday morning. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
A medical worker from West China Hospital of Sichuan University (L) and a local doctor check the clinical data of a resident injured in the earthquake at the Xigaze People’s Hospital in Xigaze City, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025.
All-out rescue efforts are being underway after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in Xigaze City on Tuesday morning. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
A doctor inquires a resident injured in the earthquake at the Xigaze People’s Hospital in Xigaze City, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025.
All-out rescue efforts are being underway after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in Xigaze City on Tuesday morning. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Nurses tend people injured in the earthquake at the Xigaze People’s Hospital in Xigaze City, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025.
All-out rescue efforts are being underway after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in Xigaze City on Tuesday morning. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Medical workers from West China Hospital of Sichuan University and local doctors check medical images of people injured in the earthquake at the Xigaze People’s Hospital in Xigaze City, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025.
All-out rescue efforts are being underway after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in Xigaze City on Tuesday morning. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Nurses examine a boy injured in the earthquake at the Xigaze People’s Hospital in Xigaze City, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2025.
All-out rescue efforts are being underway after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in Xigaze City on Tuesday morning. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Medical workers transfer a senior resident injured in the earthquake to the emergency room at the Xigaze People’s Hospital in Xigaze City, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2025.
All-out rescue efforts are being underway after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in Xigaze City on Tuesday morning.
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
