Cutting through an overload of information to get to the heart of the story, this is the point.
Going all out to save lives.
On the same day as a 6.8 strong earthquake struck in southwest China's Shizang, Tibet,
the Chinese president ordered all-out rescue efforts to save lives and minimise casualties.
The quake hit the remote border county of Dingru on Tuesday morning,
killing 126 people so far, enduring 188 more and damaging over 1,000 houses.
Within the first 24 hours, more than 400 people have been rescued,
including a 90-year-old grandmother who was pulled from beneath the rubble.
The tremors were also felled throughout the Himalayas and, as far as neighbouring Nepal, Nepal, Bhutan and India.
Rescue teams were immediately mobilised in the race against time.
However, the high-altitude remoteness and freezing temperature are posing additional challenges.
What's the situation now on the ground and how are disaster response teams adapting to the region's unique needs?
I'm pleased to be joined via Skype from Lhasa capital of Shizang by local resident Norbu Dramdhu.
From Beijing by Fujie,
operational focal point of the China search and rescue team and deputy section chief of special rescue section of Beijing Fire and Rescue Department and in the studio by renowned current affairs commentator Victor Gao.
Gentlemen, welcome to the point.
But first, some facts about this region and this disaster.
Now, Shizang, located in southwestern China, is known as the roof of the world,
spanning an area larger in size than Germany, France and UK combined.
Now, Dameru County lies on the northern slope of the Himalayans bordering Nepal to the south.