(TibetanReview.net, Aug15’25) – While it is still not clear how many Tibetans affected by the devastating 7.1-magnitude earthquake, which hit Tibet’s Mt Everest county of Dingri, Shigatse City, on Jan 7 need to be rehoused, China’s official Xinhua news agency said Aug 15 that more than 12,000 had moved into newly-built homes on Aug 15.
The 2,578 households are the first batch to move into new homes, the report said.
Most of the homes were rebuilt on their original sites, but exceptions were made for houses located along the earthquake belt or in areas vulnerable to landslides or floods, which have been relocated, Pang Jian, head of the Shigatse housing and urban-rural development...





