Many houses were razed to the ground in the earthquake in Tibet.
Beijing: The devastating earthquake that struck Tibet on Tuesday morning has taken away their homes from many people. It has become very difficult for the survivors who lost their homes in this terrible disaster to find shelter to protect themselves from the cold and to cover their heads. Rescue workers engaged in relief and rescue operations remained busy searching for survivors and victims on Wednesday. Describing the horror of the earthquake, a Communist Party leader who lost his mother said that no one even had a chance to escape.
At least 126 people died in the earthquake
Let us tell you that thousands of houses were destroyed in this earthquake and at least 126 people died. Tents, quilts and other relief materials are being delivered to provide shelter to people whose houses have become uninhabitable after the earthquake. The temperature had dropped well below 0 at night in the area with an average altitude of about 13,800 feet. By Tuesday evening, the death toll due to the earthquake had reached 126 and 188 others were injured. The earthquake occurred about 75 kilometers away from Mount Everest and the border of Nepal.
Tremors felt in Kathmandu also
Even in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, people frightened by the earthquake came out of their homes. Tsering Phuntsog, Communist Party chief of Tibet’s Gurum village, told China’s state news agency Xinhua on Tuesday that the dead included at least 22 of Gurum’s 222 residents. His 74-year-old mother was also among those who lost their lives in the earthquake, while many of his other relatives are still buried under the debris. Tsering Phuntsog said, ‘Even young people could not come out of their homes when the earthquake struck, leave alone the elderly and children.’
‘1850 rescue teams deployed’
Citing the city administration in Shigatse, ‘Xinhua’ said that according to the initial survey, more than 3,600 houses have collapsed and 30 thousand people have been transferred. Let us tell you that the people of China call Shigatse as Shigaze. Chinese media said the Ministry of Emergency Management has deployed 1,850 rescue teams, in addition to fire brigades and others. After the earthquake, more than 500 aftershocks were recorded. The US Geological Survey reported the earthquake’s intensity as 7.1 on the Richter scale, while China’s earthquake center recorded an intensity of 6.8.
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