Quake-affected residents move into prefab homes in Xizang

October 27, 2026Source: Xinhua
  • A drone photo taken on Oct. 26, 2026 shows prefabricated houses at a resettlement site of a quake-hit village in Maru Township of Baqen County, Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Gaesang Namgyae)

  • A man installs a chimney pipe in a prefabricated house at a resettlement site of a quake-hit village in Maru Township of Baqen County, Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Gaesang Namgyae)

  • Residents carry daily necessities in a quake-hit village in Maru Township of Baqen County, Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

  • Residents carry a fridge at a resettlement site of a quake-hit village in Maru Township of Baqen County, Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

  • Residents clean a prefabricated house at a resettlement site of a quake-hit village in Maru Township of Baqen County, Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

  • Children play at a resettlement site of a quake-hit village in Maru Township of Baqen County, Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

  • A drone photo taken on Oct. 26, 2026 shows prefabricated houses at a resettlement site of a quake-hit village in Maru Township of Baqen County, Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

  • A worker of China Railway Group Limited drills a hole for chimney installation outside a prefabricated house at a resettlement site of a quake-hit village in Maru Township of Baqen County, Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 25, 2026. (Xinhua/Gaesang Namgyae)

The first 60 prefabricated housing units in the earthquake zone were completed at 2:10 a.m. on Oct. 25, and electricity was connected to the units by 8 p.m. on the same day.