Snow is hampering rescue efforts, with 10 centimeters falling on some roads.
More than 95 percent of houses in the worst-hit village in Rongxar Town, Tingri County, have collapsed, according to Shen Yong, who heads one of the army teams distributing tents, quilts and bottled water to residents.
The regional civil affairs department on Monday confirmed that 1,263 houses and one monastery had been destroyed. More than 10,000 houses and 54 monasteries have been damaged. Over 24,800 people have taken refuge in Xigaze.
HELP ON THE WAY
More than 2,000 soldiers have been mobilized to help the disaster relief. Nine military helicopters from Chengdu Military Area Command base and Tibet's Nyingchi base arrived in Xigaze on Monday.
An armed police squad was sent from Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province. The team is experienced in repairing roads.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs has allocated 20,000 tents, 30,000 coats, 30,000 comforters, 15,000 cots and 15,000 sleeping bags to the affected areas. The regional government has also sent tents, coats, food, medicine and drinking water.
The earthquake, which has affected other countries in the region, including India and Bangladesh, has killed over 3,700 people and injured countless more in Nepal, according to the country's Home Affairs Ministry.
China pledged 20 million yuan (about 3.4 million U.S. dollars) in emergency aid to Nepal, and the Tibet regional government promised 6 million yuan in material aid on Sunday.
A Chinese rescue team arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday, the first international urban search and rescue team to arrive. They pulled a 16-year-old boy from the debris of a collapsed building on Sunday evening.
Chinese medical and military personnel left for Nepal on Monday to assist the rescue operations.
