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Beijing: China on Tuesday closed its part of Mount Everest to tourists after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Dingri County in the Tibet Autonomous Region. Mount Everest is also known as Mount Qomolangma. Dingri is the base camp of the world’s highest peak. According to local officials, workers and tourists are safe after the earthquake.
95 people died, 130 injured
The earthquake occurred on Tuesday at 9:05 am Beijing time. According to the Regional Disaster Relief Headquarters, 95 people died and 130 were injured in the earthquake. The scenic area includes the hotel buildings and surrounding areas, state news agency Xinhua reported, citing the Dingri Culture and Tourism Bureau. According to Xinhua, according to the report released by the China Earthquake Network Center, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers.
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The northern part of Mount Everest is in Tibet
Located on the China-Nepal border, Mount Everest rises more than 8,840 metres, with its northern part located in Tibet. China calls it Jijang. The weather forecast showed temperatures in Dingri ranging from minus 18 degrees Celsius to below zero. The Chinese side of Mount Everest welcomed 13,764 foreign tourists in 2024, more than double the number recorded in 2023, Xinhua reported. According to the county Bureau of Culture and Tourism, most of the tourists were from countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Germany and France. (Language)
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