Tally of Tibet earthquake injured rises on third day of search for survivors
China has almost doubled its tally of injured in Tibet's deadly earthquake as rescuers widened a search on Friday for survivors in a remote county near the foothills of the Himalayas, despite dwindling hopes for survival.
Rescuers search for survivors after quake in China's Tibet kills at least 126
Thousands of rescuers were searching for survivors in freezing conditions Wednesday after a devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 126 people. A quake in December 2023 in northwest China killed 148 people and displaced thousands in Gansu province.
Rescuers search for survivors after quake in Tibet kills at least 126
Thousands of rescuers were searching for survivors in freezing conditions on Wednesday after a devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 126 people.
Search widens for Tibet quake survivors as tens of thousands moved to shelters
Authorities moved more than 47,000 people to shelters in earthquake-hit Tibet, Chinese officials said on Thursday, while rescuers widen a massive combing effort for survivors near the foothills of the Himalayas,
Focus Shifts to Tibet Earthquake Survivors as Search Called Off
Authorities moved more than 45,000 people in earthquake-hit Tibet to shelters in a massive rescue operation at the foot of the Himalayas as they wound down the search in a high-altitude environment where the odds of survival were always slim.
Thousands moved to shelters in earthquake-hit Tibet as search for missing continues
About 1,000 of the earthquake-proof and heated houses are being sent to Tingri and can be erected in about 10 minutes, reports say
Tibet earthquake survivors at risk of hypothermia in sub-zero temperatures
Twenty-four hours after the earthquake struck, survivors trapped under rubble will have endured a night in sub-zero temperatures and are at risk of succumbing to hypothermia and dehydration. Sangji Dangzhi, 34, told Agence-France Press (AFP) his supermarket in Tingri suffered considerable damage.
VOA Mandarin: Struggle to find survivors continues after deadly Tibet quake
An earthquake killed at least 126 people and left 188 injured when it struck a remote area of southern Tibet near China’s border with Nepal at dawn on Tuesday, China's state media reported. With an unknown number still unaccounted for in freezing weather,
Search for Tibet earthquake survivors called off by authorities
STORY: Chinese officials ended the search for survivors of Tibet's 6.8 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday, one day after the tremor.They say they're shifting focus to relocating the displaced and treating the injured after pulling a reported 407 people from the rubble.
Tibet earthquake rescuers race to reach survivors trapped in freezing conditions
Rescue workers in China ’s mountainous Tibet region are racing to reach survivors trapped under the rubble as night temperatures drop far below freezing point following a powerful earthquake.
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