Nagqu, 23 October. At least 16 people were killed in a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Baqen County, Nagqu, in China's Tibet Autonomous Region; the number of injured, according to China Central Television, has risen to 46, 11 of them in serious condition.
According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, the focus lay at a depth of 10 km and the epicentre was about 400 km from Lhasa, Tibet's administrative centre. In villages near the epicentre the walls of houses cracked deeply, and residents sheltered in the streets and in cars. More than 300 houses were destroyed; the authorities continue to assess the damage and check remote areas for casualties. Anadolu, citing Chinese sources, reports 54 injured. The sources do not report any Kazakh citizens among the victims.
What it means: A strong earthquake in Tibet has killed 16 people; figures for the injured are still being updated and differ.
Who benefits: There are no beneficiaries. Residents of Nagqu who were affected need help.
Background: The Tibetan Plateau is one of the most seismically active zones on the planet; in 2010 an earthquake of similar strength in neighbouring Qinghai province killed at least 2,698 people.
List of sources used: Informburo, TASS, Anadolu
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