今天（1月7日）9时5分，西藏日喀则市定日县发生6.8级地震，造成重大人员伤亡。今天下午，西藏日喀则市召开新闻发布会，发布会上通报，经初步排查，截至15时，定日县6.8级地震已造成95人遇难，130人受伤。

A total of 95 people have been confirmed dead and 130 others injured as of 3 pm Tuesday, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri county in the city of Shigatse in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region at 9:05 am Tuesday (Beijing Time).

The first batch of rescuers started rescue work as soon as they arrived in Dingri county, China's firefighting authorities said.

Shortly after the earthquake, the Chinese military sent a drone to survey the epicenter area, the People's Liberation Army Western Theater Command said.

Meanwhile, the theater command's air force immediately activated a disaster relief emergency plan, organizing multiple transport aircraft, medical planes, helicopters and ground forces to stand by.

As of 11:40 am, over 1,500 local firefighters and rescue workers had been dispatched to the affected areas.

14时05分，战区前进指挥所已乘坐运-20赶赴灾区，组织指挥解放军和武警部队展开联合救援行动。战区空军多架运输机、医疗机、直升机已准备就绪，西藏军区、武警西藏总队1000余名官兵做好增援准备。

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