Rescuers searched for survivors after a deadly earthquake in China’s Tibet region
More than 5,000 people, including police and military personnel, have been deployed for rescue operations after a magnitude-7 earthquake in Tibet. Local authorities reported 16 deaths and 76 injuries. Nearly 400 aftershocks followed, and at least 339 homes collapsed or were severely damaged. Xinhua reported more than 12,000 residents were evacuated; officials cited difficult geography and low temperatures.
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More than 5,000 people, including personnel from three local counties, police and the military, have been deployed to search for survivors after a magnitude-7 earthquake struck Tibet. Local authorities put the death toll at 16 and the number of injured at 76. The US Geological Survey said the quake struck at 10.33pm local time, with its epicentre 191km east-northeast of Nagqu, at a depth of 18km. Nearly 400 aftershocks have jolted the region. At least 339 homes collapsed or were severely damaged, while power supplies and communications were disrupted and rockfalls damaged sections of a national highway. Nagqu's acting mayor, Dunzhu, said teams had completed three rounds of house-to-house searches. Xinhua reported more than 12,000 residents evacuated. Officials cited difficult geography and low temperatures, and raised concerns about rockslide casualties.
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