section_path: Response
section_name: Response
paragraph_text: Response
  
  Following the earthquake, more than 14,000 rescue personnel, 340 medical workers, 75 vehicles, four search dogs and 7,030 sets of equipment were dispatched to the epicentre. The China Meteorological Administration issued a level-three emergency alert for the area. To prevent further casualties during potential aftershocks, residents were evacuated. Local officials also allocated resources from the transport, water and village administrative departments to aid in rescue efforts. The State Council's Earthquake Relief Command and the Ministry of Emergency Management, in conjunction with the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, distributed 22,000 units of centralised relief supplies, including cotton tents, cotton coats, quilts, and folding beds, as well as specialised relief materials for high-cold and high-altitude regions to the affected areas. The national air force also participated in rescue efforts and sent drones to the area. Air cargo, medical services, ground forces, and helicopters of the Western Theater Command Air Force were deployed.
  
  Temperatures in the area at the time of the earthquake were estimated to have been −8 °C (18 °F), and were expected to fall to −16 °C (3 °F) by night. The Western Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army was also mobilised to assist in relief efforts. The China Center for Resources Satellite Data and Application deployed eight satellites to monitor the area. The Mount Qomolangma scenic area was temporarily closed and 530 visitors were evacuated.
  
  Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, "ordered all-out rescue efforts". He urged the relevant bodies to treat the injured, repair damaged infrastructure, and relocate those displaced. The Chinese government said it would allocate 100 million yuan ($13.6 million) for disaster relief. In Nepal, security forces were deployed to areas affected by the earthquake.
  
  At 14:00 on 7 January, 30 officers and soldiers from the People's Armed Police Tibet Corps arrived in the earthquake-affected region of Shigatse, while 359 other officers and soldiers hastened to the disaster zone. By the evening, China Central Television reported that more than 400 people were rescued, 14 housing areas were established, and at least 30,400 were relocated. All damaged roads were also reopened. The initial consignment of over 5,800 cotton tents, garments, quilts, and other central relief supplies has reached the earthquake-affected regions of Tingri County, while the remaining more than 16,000 central relief items arrived in the disaster-impacted areas on 8 January. More than 748,000 tonnes of food aid were also delivered.
  
  On 9 January, authorities concluded the first round of the search while prioritizing the displaced, which grew to 61,500 people. Missing numbers were expected but unknown, but experts believed that the chances of survival for those still trapped in the high-elevation and harsh environment were very slim after 48 hours due to hypothermia. The second round of the search was initiated on 9 January. Authorities opened the La'ang Reservoir in Changsuo Township in Tingri County as a precaution, resulting in the evacuation of 1,500 people from six villages downstream. By 31 January, 7,733 makeshift houses and 9,941 tents had been built to house 47,787 affected residents.