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Powerful earthquake hits Tibet as rescue crews race to find survivors
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A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Tibet, killing at least 16 people and injuring 76 as thousands evacuated and rescue crews searched damaged communities.
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M-7.0 earthquake strikes Tibet, killing 16
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Powerful earthquake hits Tibet as rescue crews race to find survivors
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Baqen County in Tibet’s Nagqu region Thursday night, with Chinese authorities reporting a shallow 10-kilometer depth; there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
(BREAKING) A strong earthquake measuring magnitude 7.0 rocked China’s Tibet Autonomous Region on Thursday evening, according to a report from Reuters, sending immediate concern through a high-altitude area still recovering from catastrophic flooding weeks earlier.
By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A strong magnitude 7 earthquake struck China’s Tibet at 10.30 p.m. local time on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The epicenter was 183 kilometers East-Northeast of the city of Nagqu in western China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, USGS data …
A magnitude 7 earthquake has hit China's Tibet region, killing at least 16 people and injuring 46. The quake struck Thursday evening, collapsing hundreds of homes in the city of Nagqu. Search and rescue efforts are ongoing, with more than 1,600 local rescuers deployed.
A magnitude 7 earthquake has hit China's Tibet region, killing at least 16 people and injuring 54. The quake struck Thursday evening, collapsing hundreds of homes in the city of Nagqu. Search and rescue efforts are ongoing, with more than 1,600 local rescuers deployed.
A magnitude 7 earthquake has struck China's Tibet region, killing at least 16 people and injuring 32. The quake hit Thursday evening, collapsing hundreds of homes in the northern city of Nagqu. Local officials report that 11 of the injured are in serious condition.
A magnitude 7 earthquake has hit China's Tibet region, killing at least 16 people and injuring 46. The quake struck Thursday evening, collapsing hundreds of homes in the city of Nagqu. Search and rescue efforts are ongoing, with more than 1,600 local rescuers deployed.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Tibet in western China, killing at least 16 people and injuring 32 others, according to state media. Hundreds of houses have collapsed. The earthquake struck at 10:33 p.m. local time on Thursday in Baqing County in the Nagqu area. The U.S.
BEIJING (AP) — Magnitude 7 earthquake in China’s Tibet region has killed 16 people and injured at least 32, city government says. THIS IS AN APNewsAlert. Check back for updates. AP’s earlier story is below.
At least 16 people have died and dozens more have been injured after a major earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale shook China’s remote Tibet region on Thursday, state media said. Hundreds of houses collapsed in the tremor.
By Sophie Tanno, Yong Xiong, CNN (CNN) — At least 16 people have died and dozens were injured after a magnitude 7 earthquake struck China’s Tibet region on Thursday, according to state news agency Xinhua.
A powerful magnitude 7 earthquake has struck Tibet in southwestern China, official media reported. Chinese state TV said it's the strongest quake to hit the remote Himalayan region in five years.
CNN By Sophie Tanno, Yong Xiong, CNN (CNN) — At least 16 people have died and dozens were injured after a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Tibet on Thursday, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua. The epicenter was 183 kilometers East-Northeast of the city of Nagqu in the Tibet region, accordin…
Search and rescue efforts under way after quake strikes region’s north, officials say, while at least seven aftershocks recorded A magnitude-7 earthquake has hit China’s Tibet region, killing at least 16 people, injuring 54 and collapsing hundreds of homes in the northern regional city of Nagqu, off…
Rescuers are combing through a remote Chinese region in Tibet after a magnitude 7 earthquake that killed at least 16 people, injured 54 and collapsed hundreds of homes. The disaster struck the city of Nagqu, north of Tibet’s capital Lhasa, on Thursday and collapsed at least 339 homes.
A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Tibet, killing at least 16 people and injuring 76 as thousands evacuated and rescue crews searched damaged communities.
