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Red Cross sends disaster relief materials to Xizang quake area

chinadaily.com.cn, January 08, 2025 Adjust font size:

Damaged houses are pictured after an earthquake in Tonglai village, Changsuo township of Dingri in Shigatse, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, Jan 7, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

The Red Cross Society of China said on Tuesday that it has sent 4,600 units of disaster relief materials including cotton tents, quilts, insulated jackets and folding beds to areas affected by the 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region.

The organization has also dispatched a working group and rescue workers there to carry out evaluations of disaster relief demands and aid rescue.

The quake hit Dingri county in Shigatse city at 9:05 am on Tuesday, with the death toll of 95 and 130 injuries as of 3pm.