At least 126 people have died and nearly 200 were injured in a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Dingri County, near one of Tibet’s most historic cities, in western China, state media reported. The quake was the country’s deadliest since December 2023, when 151 people were killed in a magnitude 6.2 temblor in the northwestern provinces of Gansu and Qinghai.
China’s state broadcaster said that at least 1,000 homes had been damaged, and rescue efforts were being hampered by logistical challenges. The remoteness of the area, along the Himalayan border with Nepal, made the delivery of resources difficult.
With temperatures in the region reaching as low as 5 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 15 Celsius), rescue workers had a short window to locate survivors.
