Earthquake in Baqing County, Nagqu City, Tibet: Communications restored, rescue efforts ongoing

On the evening of the 22nd, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Baqing County in Nagqu City, Tibet, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. The China Earthquake Administration has activated a Level II emergency response to the earthquake in Baqing County, Nagqu City, Tibet. Currently, public security, firefighting, medical rescue, and other rescue forces have all arrived at the scene and are carrying out rescue operations intensively. As of 5:20 on the 23rd, following further screening and statistics, the magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Baqing, Nagqu, Tibet, has caused 16 deaths and 46 injuries, including 11 serious injuries and 35 minor injuries. Some of the injured have been sent to the people's hospitals of the neighboring Sog County and Baqing County for treatment; 339 households have had houses collapse or be damaged; 20 livestock sheds have been damaged. The disaster situation is still under further verification, and search and rescue operations are continuing.