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Y-20 aircraft deployed to assist in Xizang earthquake relief

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On January 7, a magnitude-6.8 earthquake hit Dingri County, Xigaze City, in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, causing building collapses and casualties.

The Western Theater Command swiftly set up a disaster relief system and sent a forward command post. At 2:05 p.m., personnel boarded a Y-20 aircraft to coordinate the relief efforts in the area.

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