In brief
A 7.0‑strength earthquake devastated Baqên County in Tibet, killing 16 and injuring 32 people. The epicentre lies 400km northeast of Lhasa, prompting an emergency declaration and the deployment of rescue teams. More than 300 homes collapsed, power has gone out, and rockfall has closed key roads. The disaster comes shortly after catastrophic floods and landslides that claimed over 1,400 lives in the Tibet‑Ne Nepal region.
Firefighters are seen helping residents injured by the quake in Baqên, Tibet.
A magnitude‑7 earthquake struck the mountainous region of Baqên County in Tibet, killing at least 16 people and injuring 32, according to Xinhua and local authorities.
The epicentre lies 400‑km northeast of Lhasa, in the Nagqu region. Authorities have declared a state of emergency and dispatched rescue teams to the affected area.
More than 300 homes collapsed, and power was cut to most of the region. Rockfall has blocked key roads, hampering access for emergency crews.
Tibet, alongside neighbouring Nepal, faced massive floods and landslides less than two months earlier from a glacier collapse that claimed over 1,400 lives.
