Sixteen people were killed and 54 others injured after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Baqen County of Nagqu City in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region at 10:33 p.m. Thursday (Beijing Time). Rescue teams are continuing search and rescue operations.   

The damage caused by the quake is being further evaluated, and disaster relief work is underway. More than 12,000 residents have been evacuated, according to the city's earthquake relief headquarters. 

Quake relief supplies allocated by the authorities at various levels have been arriving at the quake-hit zone as of early Friday morning, including 1,000 sets of prefabricated houses, more than 3,200 tents, over 2,800 folding beds, and other daily necessities like quilts, stoves and clothes.  

Editor：Bella Wu