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China-Tibet Earthquake
Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, southwest China - Nov 18, 2017
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1. Various of aerial of houses, lands
2. Various of newly built residential houses
3. Various of cracks on old residential houses
4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Local resident (no name given) (with reporter asking question):
"You see the ground fracture here on the road, so big a crevice over there."
(Reporter: "Is it a new fracture?)
"Yes. The road cracked this morning."
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Local resident (no name given):
"We heard the sound that rocks fell down."
6. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Local resident (no name given):
"The sound was very loud in the morning."
++AMATEUR VIDEO FOOTAGE++
7. Fallen rocks, mud on mountain road
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8. Various of rescuers walking on mountain roads
9. Rescuers blocked mountain road with fallen rocks
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10. Various of photographs showing mountain road with fallen rocks
No casualties have been reported after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region at 06:34 Saturday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The quake caused power failure and building damage in a number of villages near the epicenter in Nyingchi City.
The epicenter was monitored at 29.75 degrees north latitude and 95.02 degrees east longitude.
The quake struck at a depth of about 10 km. Several minor aftershocks were felt.
The epicenter was in a no man's land in a canyon, according to Nyingchi's Tourism Development Committee. The CENC said areas five kilometers from the epicenter have an average altitude of more than 3,179 meters.
Cracks appeared on some old houses in Nyingchi, and most of the new buildings were not affected.
Villagers living near Mainling County said they heard the sound of rocks falling down in the morning and later found ground fractures.
"You see the ground fracture here on the road, so big a crevice over there. And we heard large sound of rocks falling down this morning," said the residents.
Sources with the regional power grid said the power grids of both Tibet and Nyingchi are operating normally, though it had launched an emergency response mechanism.
According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China, emergency response has been arranged with airline companies including China Southwest Airlines, Sichuan Airlines and Tibet Airlines. Nyingchi airport also launched an immediate emergency response while making sure its normal operation and all three scheduled flights were not affected.
China-Tibet Earthquake
Dateline : Nov 18, 2017
Location : Nyingchi,Tibet,China
Duration : 1'58
Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, southwest China - Nov 18, 2017
++16:9++
1. Various of aerial of houses, lands
2. Various of newly built residential houses
3. Various of cracks on old residential houses
4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Local resident (no name given) (with reporter asking question):
"You see the ground fracture here on the road, so big a crevice over there."
(Reporter: "Is it a new fracture?)
"Yes. The road cracked this morning."
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Local resident (no name given):
"We heard the sound that rocks fell down."
6. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Local resident (no name given):
"The sound was very loud in the morning."
++AMATEUR VIDEO FOOTAGE++
7. Fallen rocks, mud on mountain road
++16:9++
8. Various of rescuers walking on mountain roads
9. Rescuers blocked mountain road with fallen rocks
++MUTE++
10. Various of photographs showing mountain road with fallen rocks
No casualties have been reported after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region at 06:34 Saturday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The quake caused power failure and building damage in a number of villages near the epicenter in Nyingchi City.
The epicenter was monitored at 29.75 degrees north latitude and 95.02 degrees east longitude.
The quake struck at a depth of about 10 km. Several minor aftershocks were felt.
The epicenter was in a no man's land in a canyon, according to Nyingchi's Tourism Development Committee. The CENC said areas five kilometers from the epicenter have an average altitude of more than 3,179 meters.
Cracks appeared on some old houses in Nyingchi, and most of the new buildings were not affected.
Villagers living near Mainling County said they heard the sound of rocks falling down in the morning and later found ground fractures.
"You see the ground fracture here on the road, so big a crevice over there. And we heard large sound of rocks falling down this morning," said the residents.
Sources with the regional power grid said the power grids of both Tibet and Nyingchi are operating normally, though it had launched an emergency response mechanism.
According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China, emergency response has been arranged with airline companies including China Southwest Airlines, Sichuan Airlines and Tibet Airlines. Nyingchi airport also launched an immediate emergency response while making sure its normal operation and all three scheduled flights were not affected.
ID : 8066588
Published : 2017-11-18 13:07
Last Modified : 2017-11-18 20:26:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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