A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, killing 126 people and injuring 188. Rescue efforts are underway despite dwindling survival odds, with authorities focusing on 27 villages and deploying 11,000 rescuers. The quake damaged thousands of homes and four reservoirs, presenting logistical challenges in the high-altitude region.
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers transfer the injured at Zhacun Village of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China ’s Tibet Autonomous Region. Photograph: Xinhua/AP, Chinese officials said on Thursday, while rescuers widen a massive combing effort for survivors near the foothills of the Himalayas, despite slim survival odds.
‘It’s like Wall Street in the 1980s’: consolidation of Westminster’s clerical rag trade raises the spirits of some While authorities had not updated Tuesday’s tally of dead and injured in state media, the official Xinhua news agency said rescuers focused on 27 villages home to 7,000 people spread 20km around Tingri.
About 47,500 people affected by the earthquake have been resettled at 187 sites in towns around the epicentre, as prefabricated homes go up to replace their tents. About 1,000 of the quake-proof, heated homes are being sent to Tingri and can be set up in about 10 minutes.
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