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It was the most powerful earthquake to strike the region in five years, according to Chinese media.
Search and rescue efforts under way after quake strikes region’s north, officials say, while at least seven aftershocks recorded A magnitude-7 earthquake has hit China’s Tibet region, killing at least 16 people, injuring 54 and collapsing hundreds of homes in the northern regional city of Nagqu, official media said. Search and rescue efforts continued after the collapse of at least 339 homes and 20 livestock sheds,…
It was the most powerful earthquake to strike the region in five years, according to Chinese media.
A magnitude-7.0 earthquake has struck China's Tibet region near the northern city of Nagqu, killing at least 16 people, injuring dozens and collapsing hundreds of homes and livestock sheds, with search-and-rescue efforts continuing and aftershocks recorded.
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It was the most powerful earthquake to strike the region in five years, according to Chinese media.
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