Magnitude-7 earthquake kills at least 16 in northern Tibet
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A magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck a remote, high-altitude area of northern Tibet late Thursday, killing at least 16 people and injuring dozens, according to Chinese state media. Reported injury totals ranged from 32 to 76 as rescue and damage assessments continued.
The earthquake hit Baqen County in Nagqu at 10:33 p.m. local time. The US Geological Survey placed the epicentre about 191 kilometres east-northeast of Nagqu and roughly 390 kilometres northeast of Lhasa. Chinese authorities reported a depth of about 10 kilometres, while the USGS recorded approximately 18 kilometres.
At least 339 homes and 20 livestock sheds collapsed, officials said. Power and telecommunications were disrupted in some areas, trains were halted, and rockfalls forced authorities to restrict a section of National Highway 317 to emergency and official vehicles. More than 12,000 people were moved to safer locations, Xinhua reported.
Thousands of rescuers, police officers and emergency personnel were deployed to search villages and damaged homes. Authorities delivered prefabricated housing, more than 3,000 tents, generators, flashlights and winter supplies as intermittent snow was forecast.
President Xi Jinping ordered an “all-out” search-and-rescue effort and called for prompt medical treatment and assistance for affected residents. Hundreds of smaller tremors were detected by Chinese monitors by Friday, while the USGS recorded at least seven aftershocks between magnitudes 4.3 and 5.2.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Correct the injury range to reflect all sourced figures. - "Reported injury totals ranged from 54 to 76 as rescue and damage assessments continued.": The sources include reported injury totals of 32 and 65 as well as 54 and 76, so the stated range is inaccurate.
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Magnitude-7 earthquake kills at least 16 in northern Tibet
A magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck a remote, high-altitude area of northern Tibet late Thursday, killing at least 16 people and injuring dozens, according to Chinese state media. Reported injury totals ranged from 5432 to 76 as rescue and damage assessments continued.
The earthquake hit Baqen County in Nagqu at 10:33 p.m. local time. The US Geological Survey placed the epicentre about 191 kilometres east-northeast of Nagqu and roughly 390 kilometres northeast of Lhasa. Chinese authorities reported a depth of about 10 kilometres, while the USGS recorded approximately 18 kilometres.
At least 339 homes and 20 livestock sheds collapsed, officials said. Power and telecommunications were disrupted in some areas, trains were halted, and rockfalls forced authorities to restrict a section of National Highway 317 to emergency and official vehicles. More than 12,000 people were moved to safer locations, Xinhua reported.
Thousands of rescuers, police officers and emergency personnel were deployed to search villages and damaged homes. Authorities delivered prefabricated housing, more than 3,000 tents, generators, flashlights and winter supplies as intermittent snow was forecast.
President Xi Jinping ordered an “all-out” search-and-rescue effort and called for prompt medical treatment and assistance for affected residents. Hundreds of smaller tremors were detected by Chinese monitors by Friday, while the USGS recorded at least seven aftershocks between magnitudes 4.3 and 5.2.
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