Powerful Tibet earthquake kills at least 16 and injures 65 others
A magnitude 7 earthquake in Nagqu, Tibet, has resulted in 16 deaths and 76 injuries, with over 12,000 residents relocated. Emergency response efforts are ongoing as authorities manage aftershocks and restore essential services.
Why it matters
This is a significant humanitarian event in a remote region, requiring large-scale disaster relief and infrastructure recovery.
Over 300 police officers were sent to Nagqu, a sparsely populated, high-altitude city in northern Tibet, to carry out rescue and emergency relief work after an earthquake on Oct 22.
Listen BEIJING – The number of people injured in a magnitude 7 earthquake that struck China’s south-western region of Tibet has risen to 76, local government authorities said in press conference on Oct 23 , while the death count remained unchanged at 16.
The quake, with an epicentre in Nagqu, a high-altitude city in northern Tibet, a sparsely populated region of China , is the strongest to hit the country since January 2024.
Homes that developed cracks or began leaning during the main earthquake may be at risk of collapse during aftershocks, although communication and power supplies are gradually being restored, local officials said during the press conference.
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