China's Red Cross allocates emergency relief supplies to earthquake-hit Xizang

Firefighters conduct search-and-rescue operations in earthquake-hit Baqen County in Nagqu City, Xizang, in the early hours of Oct. 23, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Xizang Fire and Rescue)

(ECNS) -- The Red Cross Society of China has urgently allocated 3,800 emergency relief items to earthquake-hit areas in the Xizang Autonomous Region, including family relief kits, hygiene kits, heating stoves, insulated tents, outdoor jackets, folding beds and quilts.

A magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck Baqen County in Nagqu City, Xizang, at 10:33 p.m. on Thursday, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.

In response to the disaster and the relief needs of affected areas, the Red Cross Society of China dispatched a working group to the disaster zone to guide local authorities in relocating affected residents and meeting their basic needs.

(By Gong Weiwei)