A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake centered about 50 miles from Mount Everest left at least 95 dead in Tibet on Tuesday, reports say.
Another 130 people have been injured on the Chinese side of the border, state broadcaster CCTV reported, citing the vice mayor of Shigatse.
Rescuers scaled piles of rubble, with some utilizing ladders in severely affected villages, as they continue to search for survivors. Approximately 1,000 homes are thought to have sustained damage in the area.
Footage shared by the Ministry of Emergency Management in China depicted workers carrying two individuals on stretchers across the rugged debris left behind by collapsed houses.
People in Kathmandu, Nepal, rushed out of their homes on Tuesday following the earthquake. (AP/Sunil Sharma)
The news agency cited CCTV as saying that more than 3,000 rescuers were deployed to the region to help with disaster relief.
Within a 12.5-mile radius of the epicenter on the Chinese side, around 7,000 individuals reside in three townships and 27 villages, as reported by state media. The Chinese earthquake center, stated in a social media post, mentioned that the average altitude in the vicinity is roughly 13,800 feet.
On the southwest edge of Kathmandu, a video viewed by the AP showed water spilling out into the street from a pond in a courtyard with a small temple.
Rescue workers search for survivors in the aftermath of an earthquake in Changsuo Township in southwestern China on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/AP)
“It is a big earthquake,” a woman can be heard saying. “People are all shaking.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
