16 Killed, 76 Injured as Magnitude 7 Quake Hits Tibet; over 12,000 Evacuated

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A magnitude 7 earthquake in China's Tibet Autonomous Region has reportedly killed 16 people, according to initial reports. Xinhua reported that more than 300 houses were destroyed in the earthquake, which had its epicenter in Bachen County, Nakchu Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region. Search and rescue operations are underway...

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Photo by Xinhua Deng Xiaogang, rescuer of the fire and rescue team of Nagqu, noted that beyond low temperatures and low oxygen levels, the biggest challenge was that the epicenter was in a livestock area, where residents lived very separate, a situation that made search and rescue operations more delayed during the early stages. In this context, Jigme Dorje, deputy director of the public security office of Baqen County, noted that, at first, the…

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This Thursday, China suffered an earthquake of 7.0, which affected the Tibet region, according to data released by Asian media, has left 76 injured, including 11 seriously injured, and the death toll remains at 16. About 339 homes were damaged, and more than 12,000 people were evacuated. Seismological authorities and rescue teams in China updated the records of injuries following the powerful earthquake that shook the north of the Tibet Autonomo…