China News Service, Lhasa, July 23 (Zhao Lang) A reporter learned from the Propaganda Department of the Nagqu Municipal Party Committee in Tibet on the 23rd that at 4:7 on the 23rd, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake occurred in Rongma Township, Nima County, followed by several aftershocks in the area. . At present, the local disaster investigation has been completed, and 22 civil buildings with civil structures have collapsed without casualties.
After the earthquake, Nagqu City immediately launched an emergency response plan. The city, county, township, and village working groups have arrived at the disaster site and are setting up tents to properly settle the people in the disaster area. The basic daily necessities such as food, bedding, clothing, fuel, etc., have been properly provided for the victims. To solve the problem, education on disaster prevention and relief in neighboring counties is being carried out in an orderly manner.
After investigation, the epicenter was located in the Qiangtang National Nature Reserve and was sparsely populated. As of 16:00 on the 23rd, the disaster investigation work has ended. Among them, there was no disaster in Shuanghu County, which was affected. There were 74 households with 211 people living in the earthquake zone in Nima County, and 82 people in 19 households were affected by the disaster, with no casualties. A total of 22 civil-timbered houses were found in Nima County (6 of which were unoccupied), involving 11 households with 36 people; 14 civil-timbered houses were slightly damaged, involving 8 households with 46 people; 1 wild protection station and 1 There were slight cracks in the house. (Finish)