A magnitude-6.8 earthquake has struck the holy Tibetan city of Shigatse, killing at least 53 people, Chinese state media reports.

The epicentre was around 80 km north of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain and a popular destination for climbers ...

The energy unleashed by the tectonic movement toppled houses in remote Himalayan villages, rocked a nearby Tibetan holy city and rattled visitors to a Mount Everest base camp. At least 126 people ...

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The earthquake occurred in Dingri County, Shigatse City, Tibet, just after 9 a.m. local ... shows damaged houses in Shigatse, Southern Tibetan Plateau, after an earthquake hit the area.

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(Jigme Dorje/Xinhua via AP) BEIJING (AP) — Rescue workers in the freezing, high-altitude Tibet region in western China searched Wednesday for more survivors and victims of a strong earthquake that ...

The region is administered from Shigatse city, the traditional seat of the Panchen Lama, one of the most important figures in Tibetan Buddhism. Many homes in Shigatse city were reduced to rubble ...

According to an initial survey in the Tibetan city of Shigatse, some 3,609 homes have been destroyed and the race is also on to deliver tents, quilts and other relief items to those in need.

BEIJING — Relief teams in western China shifted their focus to resettling survivors after a search Wednesday for any remaining victims of a deadly earthquake that struck a day earlier near a ...

A truck loaded with supplies navigated the winding roads of the Xizang autonomous region, stopping in village after village ...