Tibet earthquake: dozens dead as 6.8-magnitude quake strikes holy city of Shigatse reports

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake has struck near one of Tibet’s holiest cities, the China Earthquake Networks Centre has said, damaging buildings around Shigatse and sending people running to the streets in neighbouring Nepal and India. State media said 32 people had died in the quake, which hit at 9.05am on Tuesday. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake was centred in the Tibet region at a depth of about 10km (6 miles). It measured it the tremor at a magnitude 7.1. China recorded the magnitude as 6.8. “Thirty-two people have been confirmed dead and 38 injured during the 6.8-magnitude earthquake

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