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video. Up Next. At least 126 people have been killed and more than 188 others wounded in a major earthquake in Tibet. The 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous area in the region of Tibet, near the border with Nepal, at a depth of about six miles, according to the US Geological Survey.
Image Credit: Metro [In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescue workers search for survivors in the aftermath of an earthquake in Changsuo Township of Dingri in Xigaze, southwestern China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Xinhua via AP)]
Its epicentre was around 50 miles northeast of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, which straddles the border. Tremors were felt in neighbouring Nepal, Bhutan and India, leaving entire buildings shaking. The death toll was initially reported to be 53, but the number has almost doubled in the last hour, suggesting that more victims will be discovered as search an rescue continues.
Image Credit: Metro [TOPSHOT - This frame grab from a user-generated content (UGC) video on January 7, 2025 shows cracks on the walls of a restaurant in Lhatse County in China's Tibet after an earthquake struck the area. A devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 53 people and collapsed "many buildings" on January 7, state media reported, with tremors also felt in neighbouring Nepal's capital Kathmandu and parts of India. (Photo by UGC / AFP) / - China OUT / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE MANDATORY CREDIT ?? AFP PHOTO / UGC content ?? - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVE (Photo by -/UGC/AFP via Getty Images)]
CCTV footage showed rescue workers climbing piles and piles of debris blocking homes in a heavily damaged village. Chunks that had been knocked off buildings littered streets and crushed cars in other areas. State media reported that about 1,000 houses were damaged in the disaster.
Image Credit: Metro [People gather in an open area following earthquake tremors in Kathmandu, in the early hours on January 7, 2025. A powerful earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 32 people and collapsed "many buildings" on January 7, Chinese media reported, with tremors also felt in neighbouring Nepal's capital Kathmandu and parts of India. (Photo by SUNIL SHARMA / AFP) (Photo by SUNIL SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images)]
Southwestern parts of China, Nepal and northern India are frequently hit by earthquakes caused by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. A magnitude 7.8 tremor struck near Kathmandu in 2015, killing 9,000 people and injuring thousands more in Nepal’s worst ever earthquake.
Image Credit: Metro [In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, people stand amidst damaged houses in the aftermath of an earthquake in Tonglai Village, Changsuo Township of Dingri in Xigaze, southwestern China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Xinhua via AP)]
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