Magnitude 7 earthquake kills 16 people in Chinaโs Tibet, Xinhua reports
The powerful earthquake has killed 16 people and wounded 32 so far, local medics reported.
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The powerful earthquake has killed 16 people and wounded 32 so far, local medics reported.
At least 16 people have died and dozens more have been injured after a major earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale shook Chinaโs remote Tibet region on Thursday, state media said. Hundreds of houses collapsed in the tremor.
A strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Chinaโs western Tibet autonomous region late on Thursday and casualties have been reported, state news agency Xinhua said, citing local authorities. The report did not offer any details about the number or type of casualties. The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 10.33pm, was located in a mountainous area about 190km (120 miles) east-northeast of Nagqu and 390km northeast of the regional capital Lhasa, the US Geological Survey said. It struck at a...