Restoration of over 32,500 houses completed after an earthquake in Xigaze
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Source Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror
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A drone photo taken on Nov. 12, 2025 shows the reconstructed houses that have been delivered to residents in Yejiang Village of Dingri County, Xigaze City, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)
In early January, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Dingri County in the city of Xigaze, leveling thousands of houses.
Ten months after the earthquake, more than 32,500 destroyed or damaged houses have been restored and handed over to affected residents, according to the authorities of Xigaze City.
In less than three days after the earthquake, Xizang rolled out a post-disaster reconstruction plan and kicked off the preliminary work, which included field survey, housing design and debris clearance.
The restoration work covered 486 villages in seven counties, resulting in the reconstruction of more than 22,000 houses and the reinforcement of an additional 10,500 homes. The first batch of quake-affected residents have moved into new homes in August.
A senior villager sits at her new house in Qaba Village of Dingri County, Xigaze City, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)A villager paints murals as interior decoration at his new house in Duoma Village of Lnaze County, Xigaze City, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Hongfa)This photo taken on Nov. 13, 2025 shows the reconstructed houses (those on higher terrain) that have been delivered to residents in Chagnag Village of Dingri County, Xigaze City, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)This photo taken on Nov. 20, 2025 shows villagers at their house in Duoma Village of Lnaze County, Xigaze City, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ding Hongfa)Villagers pose for a family photo in front of their new house in Cuoang Village of Qulho Township in Dingri County, Xigaze City, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 27, 2025. (Photo by Chen Xiaojun/Xinhua)A villager (2nd L) hosts neighbors in her new house in Gyabug Village of Dingri County, Xigaze City, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)
Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance
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
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