More than 1,600 aftershocks occurred in the disaster area, forcing more than 47,000 affected people to move to temporary shelters.
The number of victims of the earthquake in Tibet has doubled in the past three days after rescuers expanded their search area. Reuters reported this on August 10.
According to the Chinese-run newspaper Global Times, the earthquake injured 337 people.
It is not known how many people are considered missing. Experts say that those trapped under the rubble for three days likely died from hypothermia, as night temperatures in the region average minus 10-15 degrees Celsius at this time of year. .
On Friday, more than 1,600 aftershocks hit the disaster area, preventing the movement of more than 47,000 victims to temporary shelters. This is the most serious natural disaster in Tibet in recent years. The earthquake faced the challenge of quickly rescuing those trapped, recovering the bodies of the dead and providing shelter for thousands of displaced people.
The government has shipped 743,000 tons of products such as grain, oil, meat and vegetables to the region, and China’s Ministry of Commerce said 2,000 tons of frozen pork and 1,600 tons of frozen beef and lamb are ready. for cargo.
We remind you that on January 7, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 was recorded in the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Its epicenter is 181 km north of the Indian city of Darjeeling and 87 km northeast of Everest.
Earlier it was reported that the death toll was at 95 and 130 were injured.
Source: korrespondent
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