Air China promptly activated its emergency response plan and set up a task force dedicated to relief efforts following the ...

The epicentre was around 80 km north of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain and a popular destination for climbers ...

As rescue workers waded through rubble in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in China's remote Tibet region in January 2025 ...

A huge magnitude 7.1 earthquake has hit the holy city of Shigatse, or Xigazê, in the autonomous region of Tibet in China.

State broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) put the epicentre in Tingri county, about 240 miles from Tibet's capital Lhasa and about 14 miles from its second-largest city of Shigatse - also ...

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday hit Tibet's Shigatse city, China's state broadcaster CCTV reported.The e ...

At least 95 people have been confirmed dead and 130 injured after a major earthquake struck Tibet. The earthquake hit the Chinese territory's holy Shigatse city at around 9am local time (1am GMT) on ...

Shigatse city is renowned for its Tashilhunpo Monastery, a major tourist attraction today. This area, as indeed much of southwestern China, is sadly earthquake prone. Its magnificent scenery is ...

Many homes in Shigatse city were reduced to rubble ... and were forecast to drop as low as minus 16 C (3 F) overnight. The China Earthquake Networks Centre located the epicentre at Tingri county ...

The China Meteorological Administration forecast ... Rescue teams look through rubble in Shigatse City [Screengrab obtained from a handout video via Reuters] Kathmandu, the Nepalese capital ...