Xi Orders All-Out Rescue After Magnitude 7.0 Quake Strikes Xizang
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A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Baqing county in Nagqu, Xizang, at 10:33 p.m. on Oct. 22, at a depth of about six miles.
Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered an all-out search-and-rescue effort after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Baqing county in the high-altitude Xizang region late Thursday, causing heavy casualties, state media said.
The earthquake hit at about 10:33 p.m. Thursday in Baqing county, in the city of Nagqu, according to China’s national broadcaster CCTV. Authorities didn’t immediately release casualty figures or detail the extent of the damage.
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