“A powerful earthquake in Tibet: already more than 50 victims An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 in the holy city of Shigadze took the lives of 53 people, and another 62 were injured. Chinese authorities have launched a large-scale rescue operation in the region, where electricity and water have been cut off.”, — write on: unn.ua
At least 62 more people were injured by the earthquake. According to the China Center of Seismological Networks, earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.8 were recorded in the sacred city of Shigadze for Tibet.
According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1 and a depth of 10 kilometers.
As the BBC writes, the Chinese Air Force began rescue operations and sent drones to the affected area. Electricity and water have been cut off in the region.
Chinese President Xi Jinping also called for comprehensive search and rescue efforts to minimize casualties and relocate affected residents.
Although tremors were felt in Nepal, there were no reports of damage or casualties, a local official in Nepal’s Namche region, near Mount Everest, told AFP.
The region, which is located near a major fault line between the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, is home to frequent seismic activity. In 2015, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake near Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, killed nearly 9,000 people and injured more than 20,000.