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A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and killing at least 126 people in the autonomous Chinese region of Tibet.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, people stand amidst damaged houses in the aftermath of an earthquake in Tonglai Village, Changsuo Township of Dingri in Xigaze, southwestern China’s Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday,

Chinese state media said at least 126 people had died in the magnitude 7.1 quake near an area of religious significance in Tibet. It was felt in neighboring Nepal.

BEIJING: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's holiest cities on Tuesday (Jan 7), Chinese authorities said, killing at least 126 people and flattening hundreds of houses,

At least 126 people were killed and 188 injured as a strong earthquake struck the Tibet region on Tuesday morning.The quake struck at 9:05 am local time (01:05

A magnitude 7.8 tremor struck near Nepal's capital Kathmandu in 2015, killing about 9,000 people and injuring thousands in the country's worst ever earthquake. Among the dead were at least 18 people killed at the Mount Everest base camp when it was hit by an avalanche.

At least 126 people have been killed and thousands of houses damaged in the quake, with tremors felt in neighbouring Nepal's capital, Kathmandu and parts of India.

(UPDATE) BEIJING — A devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 95 people and collapsed "many buildings" on Tuesday, state media reported, with tremors also felt in neighboring Nepal's capital Kathmandu and parts of India.

KATHMANDU, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- A China Film Day was hosted here on Thursday afternoon, showcasing three Chinese films released lately. Screened on the occasion were Her Story directed by Shao Yihui ...

The event also unveiled several cooperation projects to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Nepal, which include the Beijing-Kathmandu cultural tour, China-Nepal youth exchanges, a green development forum, and dragon boat races.

China's Earthquake Networks Center recorded ... On the southwest edge of Kathmandu, a video showed water spilling out into the street from a pond in a courtyard with a small temple.