习近平对西藏日喀则市定日县6.8级地震作出重要指示

习近平对西藏日喀则市定日县6.8级地震作出重要指示强调

全力开展人员搜救　最大限度减少人员伤亡

妥善安置受灾群众　确保安全温暖过冬

李强作出批示

北京时间1月7日9时5分，西藏日喀则市定日县发生6.8级地震，造成重大人员伤亡，大量房屋倒塌。

地震发生后，中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平高度重视并作出重要指示指出，西藏日喀则市定日县发生6.8级地震，造成重大人员伤亡。要全力开展人员搜救，全力救治受伤人员，最大限度减少人员伤亡，防止发生次生灾害，妥善安置受灾群众，做好善后等工作。要加强震情监测预警，及时调拨抢险救援物资，抓紧抢修损毁基础设施，安排好群众基本生活，确保安全温暖过冬。

中共中央政治局常委、国务院总理李强作出批示指出，要抓紧核实灾情和人员伤亡情况，全力以赴组织抢险救援，并加强震情监测，防范各类次生灾害，尽最大努力减少伤亡。地震灾区位于高原高寒地区，正值冬季，要千方百计保障灾区群众基本生活和温暖过冬。

根据习近平重要指示和李强要求，中共中央政治局委员、国务院副总理张国清率有关部门负责同志赶赴现场指导救援处置工作，国务院抗震救灾指挥部办公室、应急管理部启动国家地震三级应急响应，西藏自治区组织力量全力开展抢险救灾，妥善安置受灾群众。抗震救灾各项工作正在紧张有序进行。

Xi orders all-out rescue efforts following heavy casualties in 6.8-magnitude Xizang quake

President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out rescue efforts to save lives and minimize casualties following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that took a heavy toll after jolting a county in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region Tuesday morning.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made an important instruction, demanding utmost efforts to carry out search and rescue and provide medical treatment for the injured.

He also urged efforts to prevent secondary disasters, properly resettle affected residents, and handle the aftermath effectively.

It is essential to strengthen earthquake monitoring and early warning, promptly allocate disaster relief supplies, expedite the repair of damaged infrastructure, ensure the basic needs of residents are met, and guarantee a safe and warm winter for all, Xi said.

In a Tuesday instruction, Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, urged efforts to swiftly check the disaster situation and the extent of casualties, organize all-out search and rescue operations and minimize casualties.

He said as the quake-stricken area is located in a cold plateau region, every possible means must be employed to ensure the basic livelihood of the affected people and help them stay warm during the winter.

Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, led a team to the quake site to guide the rescue and relief efforts.