CCTV News: The Tibet Autonomous Region held a press conference on the 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Tingri, Tibet on the afternoon of January 16 to report that in response to the fact that the earthquake area is high in altitude and low in temperature, it has been urgently transported and distributed various types of disaster relief materials such as tents and bedding to the affected people in a timely manner.

At present, the earthquake-stricken areas are shifting from temporary resettlement to transitional resettlement, making keeping warm and warm for the affected people the top priority of transitional resettlement, and making every effort to ensure the recovery of infrastructure. Accelerate the promotion of post-disaster recovery and reconstruction work, and lead the affected people to rebuild a better home as soon as possible. At the same time, a comprehensive assessment of disaster losses will be completed before January 27 to provide a basis for post-disaster recovery and reconstruction planning.

5152 prefabricated houses have been built in the earthquake zone

The reporter learned on the 16th that as of that day, 13,000 prefabricated houses have been raised, 6,135 units have been shipped to the seismic zone, and 5,152 units have been built, and the remaining prefabricated houses are being transported to the seismic zone one after another. A total of 1,851 geological disaster hazards have been investigated in 76 townships including Dingri, Dingjie, and Lazi. 14 reservoirs (hydropower stations) and 5 reservoirs have been investigated for local cracks, and 3 of them have been operated by taking empty measures.