China : At Least 95 People Killed In Earthquake

China’s state media has reported that at least 95 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck the autonomous Tibet region, in the west of the country on January 7, 2025, with tremors felt across the Himalayas in neighboring Nepal, Bhutan and parts of northern India. The 7.1-magnitude quake struck at 9:05 a.m. local time at a depth of 10 kilometers. It was followed by multiple aftershocks, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre. State broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) put the epicentre in Tingri county, about 386 km from Tibet's capital Lhasa. The energy unleashed by the tectonic movement toppled houses in remote Himalayan villages, rocked a nearby Tibetan holy city and rattled visitors to a Mount Everest base camp. Chinese President Xi Jinping has said all-out search and rescue efforts should be carried out to minimize casualties, properly resettle the affected people, and ensure a safe and warm winter.
Local authorities said at a news conference on Tuesday afternoon that at least 130 people were also injured in the quake, more than 1,000 houses were damaged in Tingri county, state news agency Xinhua reported. Bishal Nath Upreti from the Nepal Centre for Disaster Management, a non-government o...