A huge magnitude 7.1 earthquake has hit the holy city of Shigatse, or Xigazê, in the autonomous region of Tibet in China.
When The Global Times announced that Beijing was going to build a cascade of nine large HPPs on the Yarlung Tsangpo, human ...
The epicentre of the quake was Shigatse, one of the holiest cities of Tibet. The United States Geological Survey said the earthquake measured 7.1 on the Richter scale, while the China Earthquake ...
At least 95 people were killed and more than 100 others were injured as a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Tibet's holy city on Tuesday, according to Chinese state media. The earthquake occurred ...
The impact of the powerful earthquake was felt across the Shigatse region of Tibet, one of the holiest sites in Buddhism which is home to 800,000 people. The region is administered by Shigatse ...
Rescuers in the freezing, high-altitude Tibet region in western China searched a second day for any remaining victims of a ...
A powerful earthquake has rocked the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet’s holiest cities, killing at least 53 people and shaking buildings in neighbouring Nepal, Bhutan and India.
Tremors also shook buildings in neighbouring Nepal, Bhutan and India. The impact was felt across the Shigatse region of Tibet, home to 800,000 people. The region is administered from Shigatse city ...
Home to some 60,000 people, Tingri is Tibet's most populous county on China's border with Nepal and is administered from Shigatse, the traditional seat of the Panchen Lama, one of the most ...