西藏地震致16人死亡，习近平下令紧急救援
China’s Xi Jinping orders urgent relief after Tibet earthquake leaves 16 dead
中国国家主席习近平在西藏自治区发生7.0级地震、造成16人死亡和54人受伤后，指示集中力量搜救幸存者、救治伤员并尽快修复受损基础设施。震区海拔较高、天气寒冷，气温为零下5摄氏度；国务院总理李强要求应急管理部和中国地震局继续监测余震。
All efforts need to be focused on search and rescue for survivors and treating the injured, President Xi Jinping instructed on Friday morning, after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake killed 16 and injured 54 in China’s Tibet autonomous region overnight.
“The disaster-hit area is located in a high-altitude region with cold weather. It is imperative to closely monitor seismic activities and weather changes and implement rescue operations accordingly, while preventing secondary disasters,” he said, according to state news agency Xinhua.
Xi added that emergency rescue supplies needed to be allocated and those affected in the disaster should be settled properly, while damaged infrastructure should be repaired as soon as possible.
The weather in the region is minus 5 degrees Celsius (23 Fahrenheit), with a small chance of snow.
Premier Li Qiang also instructed the emergency management ministry and the China Earthquake Administration to continue monitoring the region for any aftershocks.
来源：南华早报 · scmp.com