Today's 2025 earthquake highlights: The death toll in Tibet rises to 126, and dozens are still trapped; India offers condolences

Today's earthquake live updates: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the city of Shigazi in China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday, killing at least 126 people, the AP reported. Dozens are still trapped, and about 188 people have been injured.

The earthquake's impact was felt strongly throughout Tibet's Shigatze region, which is home to 800,000 people. Reuters reported that residents also felt the tremors in the neighboring Nepalese capital, Kathmandu, in Bhutan and parts of northern India.

China's Xinhua News Agency reported that China closed the Everest region to tourists after the earthquake. About 150 aftershocks were recorded within nine hours after the quake struck at 9 a.m. (Beijing time).

India offers condolences

India expressed its condolences over the loss of life resulting from the devastating earthquake. “The government and people of India express their condolences over the tragic loss of life and property caused by the devastating earthquake in the Tibet Autonomous Region,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal wrote on Ex.

Putin condoles the deaths

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to Chinese President Xi Jinping over the death of 95 people.

“Russia shares the grief of those who lost relatives and friends as a result of this natural disaster, and hopes for a speedy recovery,” Putin told Chinese President Xi Jinping in a message sent by the Kremlin.

According to the Regional Disaster Relief Headquarters, the earthquake shook Dingri County in Shigaze City, Tibet Autonomous Region of China at 9:05 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing time).

Today's Earthquake 2025 Live: Rescue teams work through the rubble after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake kills at least 95 people in Shigazi, Tibet. Dalai Lama 'deeply saddened' by deaths caused by Tibet earthquake

The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, said he was “deeply saddened” by the deaths resulting from the earthquake, and expressed his “wishes for a speedy recovery to all those injured,” Agence France-Presse reported.

Many netizens took to X to share videos when the earthquake struck Tibet.

The Chinese army deploys a drone to assess the situation

The Western Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army of China announced that the Chinese army deployed a drone to assess the situation at the epicenter of the earthquake.

The Air Force of the Theater Command immediately activated a disaster relief contingency plan, she added, adding that a team of transport aircraft, medical aircraft, helicopters and ground forces are on standby to assist in disaster relief, Xinhua reported.

House collapses were also reported in Tonglai Village, located in Changsu Town of Dengri in Shigazi, also known as Shigazi, Xinhua reported. Reuters reported that those left homeless were in a state of misery as temperatures dropped to minus 6 degrees Celsius (21 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, with forecasts indicating a further drop to minus 16 degrees Celsius (3 degrees Fahrenheit) overnight. And overnight.

The Associated Press quoted an eyewitness as saying: “It is a big earthquake… all the people are shaking.”

Live updates on today's earthquake: More than 1,000 homes damaged in Shigatze, southwest China's Tibet region after 6.8-magnitude earthquake

Video clips published by the Chinese Ministry of Emergency Management showed two people being carried by workers over the rubble of collapsed homes.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said that comprehensive search and rescue efforts should be made to reduce human casualties and resettle those affected.

According to an Associated Press report, earthquakes in China are most common on the Tibetan Plateau or its outskirts. The area where the Indian and Eurasian plates meet is considered a seismically active area, making it more vulnerable to earthquakes.

An earthquake kills 53 people in Tibet

State media reported that the death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck China's remote Tibet region on Tuesday morning had risen to at least 53 people.

“Fifty-three people have been confirmed dead and 62 others injured as of Tuesday noon, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Dingri County in Shigatze City in Xizang Autonomous Region (Tibet) at 9:05 a.m. Tuesday.” The agency said.

An earthquake kills 32 people in Tibet

The New China News Agency (Xinhua) reported that 32 people were killed and 38 others were injured during the earthquake, which had a magnitude of 6.8.

The epicenter of the earthquake was monitored at 28.5 degrees north latitude and 87.45 degrees east longitude.

The New China News Agency (Xinhua) reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers.

The tremors were felt in Nepal

The tremors were also felt in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu, about 400 kilometers away, where residents fled their homes.

“We felt a very strong earthquake. So far, we have not received any report of injuries or physical damage,” said Anuj Raj Ghimire, chief official of Nepal's Solukhumbu district, at the foot of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain.

“We have mobilized police and other security forces as well as local residents to collect information about the damage,” he added.

An earthquake shakes Bhutan

The earthquake also shook Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, and the northern Indian state of Bihar, bordering Nepal.

No harm in India

Officials in India said that so far there have been no reports of any damage or loss to property.

The southwestern parts of China, Nepal and northern India are frequently exposed to earthquakes caused by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.

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