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A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits Nagchu Baking County, Tibet, killing 16 and injuring 46. Rescue teams and supplies rushed to the disaster area, and railways and highways were also under emergency control for safety reasons.
A magnitude 7.0 event occurred at 22:33 on October 22 in Bakking County, Nagqu City, Tibet, China.Earthquake With a focal depth of 10 kilometers, it is believed to be the largest earthquake to hit China this year. So far 16 people have died and 46 people have been injured.
According to the People’s Daily, quoting information from the Nagaku Earthquake Relief Headquarters at 5:20 am on October 23, further investigation and data revealed that the earthquake had killed 16 people and injured 46 people, including 11 serious injuries and 35 minor injuries; 339 houses collapsed and were damaged; 20 cattle sheds were damaged.
Authorities have deployed several rescue teams to the local area, and relief materials have slowly been delivered to earthquake-hit areas in Tibet’s Bakking County. Tibet Daily reported that after the earthquake,Communist Party of China Hu Changsheng, secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Region Party Committee, arrived at the disaster area overnight. At 7:15 am on the 23rd, Hu Changsheng arrived at Suoxian People’s Hospital to meet the injured, demanding that the injured be treated at all costs, and use “one person, one policy” to provide treatment to reduce casualties.
The China News Agency, quoting a quick report from the China Seismological Network, said that the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Bakking, Tibet was the largest earthquake to hit China this year. The last 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Tibet occurred on January 23, 2024.Xinjiang Earthquake of 7.1 magnitude in Vush.
According to Xinhua news agency, the strong earthquake affected part of the Golmud-Lhasa section of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and the railway department immediately stopped passing trains. To ensure the safety of passenger trains, the Railway Department immediately initiated an emergency plan, sealed sections to conduct comprehensive inspection of equipment and prepared adequate emergency supplies such as food and drinking water to meet the needs of passengers.
However, the K1691+000-K1793+000 section of China National Highway 317 (from Suoxian County to Zala Township in Biru County) has fallen into rocks and is no longer safe for traffic. To protect people’s lives and property, public security and traffic police departments have implemented two-way fully closed traffic control on this stretch of road.
During the control period, the passage of all public vehicles, except emergency rescue, rescue and official support vehicles, is prohibited.
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The earthquake struck Baking County, Nagqu City, Tibet, with a magnitude of 7.0 and a focal depth of 10 kilometers. Officials also said it was one of the largest earthquakes to hit China this year.
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As of 5:20 on October 23, the earthquake had killed 16 people and injured 46, including 11 serious injuries and 35 minor injuries. Another 339 houses collapsed or were damaged, and 20 animal sheds were damaged.
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Authorities have sent several rescue teams and delivered relief materials. Some sections of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway have stopped trains immediately. Due to the rock fall, National Highway 317 has been closed in both directions and only rescue and official vehicles are allowed to pass.
