Magnitude 7 Earthquake Kills 16 and Injures 32 in Tibet's Nagqu Region
· World · Times of India, France 24, CNN
At least 16 people were killed and 32 others injured after a magnitude 7 earthquake struck the Tibet region on Thursday evening, triggering emergency rescue operations in the northern city of Nagqu. The city's media office reported that at least 339 homes collapsed in the sparsely populated, high-altitude area. Officials stated that 11 people were seriously hurt and 21 suffered minor injuries, while police and fire department personnel deployed tents to accommodate displaced residents. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) recorded the earthquake at 10:33 pm local time with a depth of 18 kilometres below the Earth's surface, and its epicentre located about 191 kilometres east-north-east of Nagqu. Rescue and relief efforts remain ongoing to assess the full extent of the damage and care for affected residents.
Why it matters
The earthquake has displaced residents and damaged hundreds of homes in a high-altitude region, requiring urgent shelter and rescue operations from local authorities.
Read the original report — Times of India
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