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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Thousands moved to shelters in earthquake-hit Tibet as search for missing continues

More than 45,000 people in earthquake-hit Tibet were moved to shelters as authorities widened search operations to find survivors buried under rubble in the high-altitude environment following a powerful earthquake.

At least 126 people were killed and more than 188 others sustained injuries after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Tingri, a rural region with a population of about 60,000 people around 80km north of Mount Everest on Tuesday.

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