Tibet

October 22 brought a magnitude 7 quake to Baqen County, Xizang, leaving a massive fissure cutting through the mountains of Tibet, China.

Tibet Baqing earthquake surface rupture

A magnitude 7.0 quake hit Baqen County in Nagqu, Xizang, China. Firefighters went building to building after it, checking on people one door at a time

Xizang's level III earthquake emergency response is active after the quake in Nagqu city, where the emergency management office puts the toll at 16 dead and 46 injured. More than 300 police officers and 347 rescue… Mehr anzeigen

Nagqu city earthquake rescue efforts

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Tibet, China left at least 16 people dead and 32 hurt, with hundreds of homes collapsed

China Earthquake Networks Center reports a magnitude 7 earthquake in Tibet.

The Sichuan-Tibet Highway in China #China #Sichuan

A magnitude 7.0 quake struck the Tibet Autonomous Region in China where at least 16 fatalities were confirmed and 32 individuals sustained injuries #Tibet #China

The Narayani River is seeing crowds of people after the severe floods and landslides in Nepal and Tibet. Large fish got stuck in the mud and sediments, and locals are picking them up along the banks

While the mudslide closed in on Gyirong port in Xizang, China, officer Huang Peng stayed put and steered people toward safety. He didn't abandon his position during the emergency.

XINHUA released visuals of rescue crews navigating brutal terrain to reach the disaster zone in the Tibet Autonomous Region, showing the sheer scale of the challenge involved.

The destruction is hard to process. On August 26, a flash flood tore through the Bhote Koshi River valley near the Tibet-China border, dragging water, mud, rocks, and debris with it. Rasuwa and the communities further… Mehr anzeigen

Nepal flash flood August 26 Bhote Koshi

CNN's Marie is covering a scene that is hard to watch. A young man is stuck in mud with only his head above the surface, while rescuers try to free him. His body is fully buried, and he is trembling from shock as the… Mehr anzeigen

Wednesday's flood wasn't a normal monsoon afternoon but a glacier separating at the Tibet border. The tunnel environment remains hazardous for those still inside, yet two individuals finally exited after spending two… Mehr anzeigen

Zoyal Ghale, eight years old, survived a flood that destroyed his school in Nepal by holding onto trees until rescuers found him with a broken leg and facial injuries. His mother, Matti Maya Tamang, had reviewed casualty… Mehr anzeigen

The official tally of missing people in Nepal remains unclear, even as the UK prepares to send a crisis team to Kathmandu following the disappearance of 33 Britons in the floods, whose phones have gone silent. The team… Mehr anzeigen