Infrastructure restored in aftermath of Dingri earthquake

The China Mobile Communications Group Xizang Co., Ltd dispatched professionals and supplies to provide relief on Tuesday. Mobile communication signals in the most severely affected townships of Tsogo, Drams, and Chulho of Dingri county have all been restored as of Tuesday night following the earthquake earlier in the day, said the regional service provider. Because of the 6.8-magnitude tremor that hit Dingri county in the Xizang autonomous region at 9:05 am on Tuesday, 177 local base stations of telecoms company China Mobile went out of service, said the China Mobile Communications Group Xizang Co., Ltd. After 9 hours of effort, as of 6:08 pm, the company said all mobile communication signals have been restored. As of around 7:18 pm, in Dingri county, there were five sections of national and provincial highways affected by the earthquake, including areas that had suffered landslides, subsidence and roadbed collapse.