# Xi orders full-scale rescue after magnitude 7.0 quake in Xizang

https://mins.news/en/item/112057

- China News Service, 2026-10-23 02:56 UTC
- World
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/china/2026-10-23/detail-ihfmiwhm0741246.shtml

> Chinese President Xi Jinping called for an all-out search for missing people and prompt treatment for the injured after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck a county in southwest Xizang on Thursday night. He urged officials to do everything possible to limit casualties.

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