Quake Recovery operations are ramping up in Baqen County

Recovery operations are ramping up in Baqen County, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, following the recent 7.0-magnitude earthquake. The earthquake struck Baqen County in Nagqu City, Xizang, at 22:33 on Oct 22. The quake has left 16 people dead and 76 others injured.

On Sunday, the setup of all prefabricated houses in Maru Township and Gangqie Township, the areas worst hit by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Baqen County, had been completed, and all affected residents requiring relocation and resettlement had moved in.

At the same time, the first batch of 589 teachers and students from Maru Township Primary School and Gangqie Township Primary School set off from here for a middle school in Lhasa City on Sunday morning to resume classes.