CRI听力:Crews Working to Repair Roads in Tibet

Crews are working to clear roads in southern Tibet following another major earthquake which hit neighboring Nepal.

The quake, measured at a magnitude 7.3, hit on Tuesday just 10-kilometers from the Chinese border.

On top of leaving one dead and three others hurt in Gyirong County, the quake has also cut off the road linking Nyalam County and the border crossing in Zham.

The damaged road is the only highway linking Tibet and neighboring Sichuan.

Zhang Jinmei with the Chinese Armed Police Force says rebuilding operations are underway.

"We have already dispatched 120 officers with 34 giant vehicles for the operation since this morning. We have been divided into several teams, clearing the road at different points simultaneously. So far, the rebuild operation has been underway."

At the same time, crews are still working on the ground in the affected areas in the region.

Song Shuli with the National Health and Family Planning Commission says their main task is epidemic prevention.

"Up to yesterday, May 12, we had dispatched a total of 150 medical workers in 13 groups to the quake-stricken areas and they have been visiting patients at various local medical centers. So far there is no outbreak of major public health emergencies or epidemics in the disaster areas within Tibet."

Tuesday's 7.3-magnitude quake is believed to be an aftershock from the 7.8-magnitude quake which rattled Nepal last month, leaving well over 8-thousand people dead.