Search widens for Tibet quake survivors as tens of thousands moved to shelters
Beijing, China Reuters Authorities moved more than 47,000 people to shelters in earthquake-hit Tibet, 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 is not yet clear how many are still missing after Tuesday’s quake of magnitude 6.8 killed […]
Urgency mounts in search for survivors of powerful Tibet earthquake
Beijing, China Reuters More than 400 people trapped by rubble in earthquake-stricken Tibet have been rescued, Chinese officials said on Wednesday, with an unknown number still unaccounted for in freezing weather a day after a strong tremor rocked the Himalayan foothills. The epicentre of Tuesday’s magnitude 6.8 quake, one of the region’s most powerful tremors […]
Rescue efforts under way after earthquake in Tibet kills more than 120
Beijing, China Reuters More than 400 people trapped by a strong earthquake that struck the foothills of the Himalayas on Tuesday have been rescued, Chinese authorities said, while over 30,000 residents have been relocated, as rescuers continue the search for survivors. The magnitude 6.8 quake’s epicentre was in China’s Tibet region, about 80 kilometres north […]