ZHENG LONG / FOR CHINA DAILY A team of housing technicians will carry out comprehensive inspection and thorough assessment on the houses in the quake-struck Dingri county of Shigatse, Xizang ...

The impact of the powerful earthquake was felt across the Shigatse region of Tibet, one of the holiest sites in Buddhism which is home to 800,000 people. The region is administered by Shigatse ...

A rescue worker serves sweet tea to earthquake-affected residents of Tsogo township in Shigatse, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, on Wednesday. The quake killed 126 people and left 188 ...

Chinese authorities say nearly 100 people have been killed after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the holy Tibetan city of Shigatse, with the death toll expected to rise. Poland prepares to ...

According to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), the quake hit Dingri County in Shigatse, a remote area near the northern ... The quake’s tremors rippled through its high-altitude hotels and ...

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's Xigaze city on Tuesday. The quake resulted in at least 95 fatalities and injured 130 people causing ...

Beijing | A strong earthquake killed at least 95 people in Tibet on Tuesday and left many ... on Tuesday morning was in Tingri county, near Shigatse city, according to the official Xinhua News ...

Shigatse is one of Tibet’s holiest cities and the seat of the Panchen Lama, one of the most important figures in Tibetan Buddhism, whose spiritual authority is second only to the Dalai Lama.

AT LEAST 126 people have died after a devastating earthquake ripped through one of Tibet’s holiest cities. The 7.1 magnitude quake destroyed “many buildings” in Shigatse injuring 130 and ...

Chinese state media said at least 126 people had died in the magnitude 7.1 quake near an area of religious significance in Tibet ... Shigatse who spoke to The New York Times said she was in her ...