# China earmarks 80 million yuan for Xizang quake relief and recovery

https://mins.news/en/item/113630

- CGTN, 2026-10-23 14:28 UTC
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- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-23/China-earmarks-80-mln-yuan-for-Xizang-quake-relief-and-recovery-1RtVDrdQkj6/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> China allocated 50 million yuan for emergency relief after a magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck Baqen County in Nagqu, Xizang, and earmarked another 30 million yuan for recovery. By 1 p.m. Friday, 16 people had died and 76 were injured. The country raised its earthquake and disaster-relief responses to Level III and sent rescue teams and supplies; all 628 quake-disabled base stations in Nagqu had been restored.

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