Magnitude 7 earthquake in Tibet leaves 16 lifeless, reviews say

A magnitude seven earthquake has hit a mountainous area in Tibet, killing at the least 16 folks, based on Chinese state media reviews.

The centre of the quake hit Baqên County within the Nagqu area on Thursday night time, Xinhua reported, citing the native emergency administration bureau. The county is 400km north-east of Tibet’s capital, Lhasa.

Authorities have declared an emergency and deployed rescue groups to the affected space, the place 32 others have additionally been injured.

More than 300 houses had collapsed within the affected space, native reviews mentioned, whereas energy within the area had been principally minimize off.

Rockfall has compelled roads within the area to shut, making it harder for crews to entry affected areas.

Tibet and Nepal had been devastated by huge floods and landslides lower than two months in the past, unleashed by a glacier collapse, which killed at the least 1,400 folks. Hundreds of others are nonetheless reported lacking.