Housing unit distribution in full swing

The survivors of the earthquake in the Xizang autonomous region are being provided with transitional housing, according to Wei Jun, deputy director of the region's emergency management department. Wei spoke at a news conference in the regional capital, Lhasa, on Thursday.

Since the 6.8 magnitude earthquake, 13,000 sets of prefabricated houses have been collected. Of these, 6,135 have already been delivered to the disaster areas, and 5,152 have been set up and are now occupied. The remaining units are in transport, Wei reported.

The regional Party committee and government are focusing on ensuring the resettlement and safety of those affected by the disaster. Detailed inspections are underway to identify safety risks and protect the properties of those impacted.

Wei also noted that authorities have quickly assessed disaster losses and are taking measures to ensure the well-being of the community during the winter months.

To address the challenges posed by the high altitude and low temperatures in the earthquake-stricken areas, the region's earthquake relief headquarters has rapidly transported and distributed various relief materials.

The latest statistics from the department show that the donated supplies include 9,525 electric stoves, over 40,000 electric blankets, 759 metric tons of fuel, more than 259,700 blankets, over 180,000 cotton clothes, and 560 tons of reserved food and oil.

Relevant departments have acted swiftly to inspect safety risks in the disaster areas. The region's department of natural resources has completed emergency geological hazard inspections in 76 towns across seven quake-affected counties: Dingri, Dinggye, Lhaze, Sa'kya, Ngamring, Gampa and Saga. These inspections revealed 1,851 geological hazard points.

Additionally, the region's housing and urban-rural development department organized 123 professional institutions with 557 experts and technicians to inspect and assess 30,057 rural and public buildings.

The fire and rescue corps has conducted 1,418 mobile fire inspections at resettlement sites, identifying 2,206 fire hazards. Workers have already rectified 1,901 of the problems, with the remaining hazards under correction.

Transportation units have inspected 900 bridges, 47 tunnels and 4,468 culverts, while patrolling 5,596 kilometers of roads. The region's water resources departments have inspected 14 reservoirs, five of which showed localized cracks and other issues.

In the aftermath of the earthquake, the PLA and armed police rescue forces have recovered over 464,100 yuan ($63,000) in cash, 1,640 valuable items and 29,466 other items. The region's public security department has salvaged more than 34,600 items and 2.25 million yuan in cash. Firefighters and rescue personnel have also cleared 750 post-earthquake debris sites, salvaging over 60,000 items and 3.24 million yuan in cash.

As of Wednesday, the region's civil affairs department reported that 1.64 billion yuan in donations had been received from various sectors of society, including 1.53 billion yuan in funds and other material donations.