STORY: All-out effort made to tackle aftermath of Xizang quake
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 8, 2025
DATELINE: Jan. 9, 2025
LENGTH: 00:00:46
LOCATION: LHASA, China
CATEGORY: OTHERS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of tents at the temporary relocation site in Tsogo Township
2. STANDUP (English): HUANG YAOMAN, Xinhua correspondent
3. various of tents at the temporary relocation site in Tsogo Township
4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TASHI, Local resident
5. various of relief supplies
6. various of tents at the temporary relocation site in Tsogo Township
7. various of a resident cooking at the site

STORYLINE:

STANDUP (English): HUANG YAOMAN, Xinhua correspondent
"A 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday morning. Here, behind me, is one of the temporary relocation sites in Tsogo Township in Dingri County, Xigaze city. There are 270 people and 76 tents."

SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TASHI, Local resident
"We're living in tents now, with children and the elderly. We need to make sure they're settled first."

The quake struck Dingri County in the city of Xigaze at 9:05 a.m. Tuesday, leaving 126 people dead. 

Over 400 trapped individuals have been rescued.

According to the Xigaze city government, over 46,500 affected residents have been relocated to 187 resettlement sites, with 3,705 tents set up.

The affected residents have been moved into makeshift tents at the relocation sites, with stoves, heaters and hot food to protect them from the freezing temperatures, which are forecast to drop to as low as minus 17 degrees Celsius within three days after the quake.

Telecommunications, roads and power have been restored in the quake-hit region.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lhasa, China.
(XHTV)