At least 95 people have been reported dead after a powerful earthquake in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. Tremors were also felt in Nepal and as far away as India.
Tibet earthquake kills at least 95
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At least 95 people have been reported dead after a powerful earthquake in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. Tremors were also felt in Nepal and as far away as India.
Damaged houses are pictured after an earthquake in Tonglai Village, Changsuo Township of Dingri
The earthquake damaged houses across the mountainous regionImage: Jigme Dorje/Xinhua/picture alliance
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Dozens of people have been killed after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck in the Himalayas on Tuesday morning, and dozens more injured.
Local Chinese media reported at least 95 fatalities in and around the city of Shigatse in Tibet, while tremors were felt in neighboring Nepal and India.
“A reporter learned from the Tibet Autonomous Region earthquake bureau that people have been killed,” the Xinhua state news agency said, listing the Changsuo, Quluo and Cuoguo townships in Dingri County.
“A total of 95 people have been confirmed dead and 130 others injured,” the agency added later.
The quake struck at 9:05 a.m. local time (0105 UTC/GMT) and had an epicenter depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). Xinhua revised the magnitude down from an earlier estimation of 6.9.
The US Geological Survey reported the tremor as magnitude 7.1.
