Dingri copes with aftermath thanks to rescuers

January 10, 2025

His face covered by dust and sweat, his fingernails bloodied and dirty, police officer Dondrub Tsering dug through the debris of fallen buildings with his bare hands to hunt for survivors after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit Dingri county in the Xizang autonomous region on Tuesday morning.

Xi chairs meeting on quake relief

January 10, 2025

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, presided over a meeting of the nation's top leadership on Thursday to study and arrange concrete steps for quake relief in the Xizang autonomous region.

Shallow quake center, intensity blamed for damage in Xizang

January 10, 2025

A team of housing technicians will carry out comprehensive inspection and thorough assessment on the houses in the quake-struck Dingri county of Shigatse, Xizang, to serve the post-disaster recovery and reconstruction plans, according to local housing authority.

6.8-magnitude quake hits Xizang

January 8, 2025

All-China Women's Federation raises over 13 million yuan for quake relief in Xizang

January 8, 2025

The China Children and Teenagers' Fund and the China Women's Development Foundation, both of which are under the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF), have raised 13.75 million yuan ($1.9 million) in funds and supplies for earthquake relief in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region.

HKSAR chief executive mourns victims of Xizang 6.8-magnitude quake

January 8, 2025

John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), has pledged aid to disaster relief work after a deadly earthquake jolted Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region on Tuesday morning.

Infrastructure restored in aftermath of Dingri earthquake

January 8, 2025

Mobile communication signals in the most severely affected townships of Tsogo, Drams, and Chulho of Dingri county have all been restored as of Tuesday night following the earthquake earlier in the day, said the regional service provider.