Tingri County

Powerful earthquake in China’s Tibet region leaves 126 dead

Published by Hurriyet on Tue, 01/07/2025 - 07:04

People gather in an open area following earthquake tremors in Kathmandu, in the early hours on Jan. 7, 2025.

A devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 95 people and collapsed "many buildings" on Tuesday, state media reported, with tremors also felt in neighboring Nepal's capital Kathmandu and parts of India.

Another strong earthquake hits Nepal, close to Everest

Published by Hurriyet on Tue, 05/12/2015 - 10:39

A strong earthquake shook Nepal on May 12, sending people in the capital Kathmandu rushing out on to the streets weeks after a devastating quake killed more than 8,000 people and destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes, eyewitnesses said.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 7.1 and struck 68 km west of the town of Namche Bazar, close to Mount Everest. 

Death toll in Nepal quake rises to more than 3,200

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 04/27/2015 - 09:37

The death toll from Nepal's earthquake rose to 3,218 on April 27, two days after the massive quake ripped across this Himalayan nation, leaving tens of thousands shell-shocked and sleeping in streets.
     
Aid groups received the first word from remote mountain villages - reports that suggested many communities perched on mountainsides were devastated or struggling to cope.