14:31
The death toll from the earthquake in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) in southwestern China has risen to 95 people, with another 130 injured. This was reported by China Central Television, Day.Az reports with reference to TASS.
Earlier, Xinhua reported at least 53 dead and 62 injured.
Seismic activity led to the destruction of many infrastructure facilities. Large-scale search and rescue operations are being carried out at the site. People have been evacuated from the most dangerous areas in the disaster zone. Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered that maximum efforts be made to eliminate the consequences of this natural disaster.
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09:17
The death toll from the earthquake in Tibet has risen to 53. The Xinhua agency reports this, Day.Az reports with reference to Lenta.ru.
It is noted that 62 people were injured in the earthquake.
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08:34
An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 occurred in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) in southwestern China.
As Day.Az reports, this was reported by China Central Television.
Its epicenter was located 163 km southwest of the city of Shigatse with a population of about 80 thousand people, the source lay at a depth of 10 km.
According to the latest data, 32 people were killed and more than 38 people were injured.
It is clarified that the disaster led to the destruction of many buildings. Local authorities have mobilized resources for search and rescue efforts. The population is being evacuated due to the risk of repeated tremors. Evacuation of the population in the disaster zone has begun.