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At least 95 people were killed and 130 others reported injured after a major earthquake struck the mountainous Tibet region this morning, according to Chinese state media.
The area most affected is surrounded by mountainous terrain on the Chinese side of Mount Everest. Tingri, the centre, is home to about 62,000 people, and is much less developed than urban centres like Tibet’s capital Lhasa.
State media said the initial earthquake was followed by a number of aftershocks with magnitudes of up to 4.4.
About 1,000 houses were damaged in the quake, which hit at 9.05am local time.
The US Geological Survey said the earthquake was centred in the Tibet region at a depth of about 10km (6 miles). It measured the tremor at magnitude 7.1.
Tremors were felt in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, where residents ran from their houses. They were also felt in the northern Indian state of Bihar, which borders Nepal.
Tuesday’s quake was the most powerful recorded within a 200-kilometre (124-mile) radius in the last five years, the China Earthquake Networks Centre said.
Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, said he was “deeply saddened” and was offering prayers for those killed in the earthquake.
Over 1,500 local firefighters and rescue workers had been dispatched to the affected areas, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported.
22,000 items including cotton tents, cotton coats, quilts and folding beds have also been sent to the region.
The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, said all-out search and rescue efforts should be carried out to minimise casualties, properly resettle the affected people, and ensure a safe and warm winter.
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