A strong earthquake struck southwest China's Tibet region, killing at least 126 people and leaving thousands homeless. Rescue efforts are underway in the cold, high-altitude area.
Rescue workers in the cold, high-altitude Tibet region in western China searched for more survivors and victims Wednesday (Jan 8), one day after a strong earthquake levelled thousands of houses and killed at least 126 people. Tents, quilts and other relief items were being delivered to provide shelter for those whose homes are uninhabitable or unsafe. Temperatures fell well below freezing overnight in an area with an average altitude of about 4,200m (13,800 feet).
Rescue teams working amid rubble in the aftermath of an earthquake in a location given as Shigatse City, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released on Jan 7, 2025. - Reuters The confirmed death toll stood at 126 with another 188 injured as of Tuesday evening. The earthquake struck about 75km from Mount Everest and the border with Nepal, where the shaking sent people running out of their homes in the capital Kathmandu. The dead included at least 22 of the 222 residents of Gurum, the village's Communist Party chief Tsering Phuntsog told the official Xinhua News Agency on Tuesday. The victims included his 74-year-old mother, and several other of his relatives remained buried in the debris. 'Even young people couldn’t run out of the houses when the earthquake hit, let alone old people and children,” Tsering Phuntsog said. People at a makeshift shelter in the aftermath of the earthquake in a location given as Shigatse City, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. - Screengrab via Reuters More than 3,600 houses collapsed, according to a preliminary survey and 30,000 residents had been relocated, Xinhua said, citing the city government in Shigatse, which is called Xigaze in Chines
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