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Earthquake in Tibet kills more than 120, striking near holy Buddhist city
the world's highest mountain. Tremors also shook buildings in neighbouring Nepal, Bhutan and India. The impact was felt across the Shigatse region of Tibet, home to 800,000 people. The region is ...
CBS News21d
Earthquake in Tibet kills over 100 people, China's state media say, with many others feared trapped
the capital of Tibet, and about 14 miles from the region's second-largest city of Shigatse, known as Xigaze in Chinese. About 140 miles away in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, the earthquake woke up ...
Al Jazeera English21d
At least 126 killed as powerful earthquake hits Tibet
At least 188 injured as tremors also shook buildings in neighbouring Nepal, Bhutan and India. A strong earthquake has struck near one of Tibet’s holiest cities, killing at least 126 people and leaving ...
Forbes21d
At Least 95 Dead And More Than 1,000 Homes Damaged After Powerful Quake Hits Tibet
The quake’s epicenter was located near Shigatse, one of Tibet’s holiest cities and ... 50 miles northeast of Mount Everest—the tallest mountain peak in the world. While the impact of the ...
The Daily Star20d
Strong tremor kills 126 in Tibet
The magnitude 6.8 quake's epicentre was about 80 km north of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain ... The impact was felt across the Shigatse region of Tibet, home to 800,000 people.
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Rescue efforts under way after earthquake in Tibet kills more than 120
The epicentre of Tuesday's magnitude 6.8 quake, one of the region's most powerful tremors in recent years, was located in Tingri in China's Tibet region, about 80 km (50 miles) north of Mount Everest, ...
CNN21d
Powerful earthquake rocks remote region of Tibet and parts of Nepal, killing more than 120
More than 120 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning ... north of the world’s highest mountain. The tremors were felt as far ...
The Daily Telegraph21d
Almost 100 dead as powerful earthquake rocks Tibet
Debris completely covers a street in Shigatse, southwestern Tibet Credit ... the world’s highest mountain. Chinese TV shows rescue workers searching for signs of life in the rubble “We ...
Reuters20d
Urgency mounts in search for survivors of powerful Tibet earthquake
Home to some 60,000 people, Tingri is Tibet's most populous county on China's border with Nepal and is administered from Shigatse, the traditional seat of the Panchen Lama, one of the most ...
London Evening Standard21d
China earthquake: Over 90 dead as powerful 7.1 magnitude tremor hits Tibet
The impact of the earthquake was felt across the Shigatse region of Tibet, home to 800,000 people ... the world's highest mountain. Chinese President Xi Jinping said all-out search and rescue ...
Earthquake in Tibet kills more than 120, striking near holy Buddhist city
The epicentre was around 80 km north of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain and a popular destination for climbers ...