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A powerful magnitude 7 earthquake has struck Tibet in southwestern China, official media reported. Chinese state TV said it's the strongest quake to hit the remote Himalayan region in five years.
The quake hit a mountainous, sparsely-populated area in what China calls the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Number injured after magnitude 7 quake struck the southwestern region of China's Tibet has risen.
At least 16 people have died and dozens more have been injured after a major earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale shook China’s remote Tibet region on Thursday, state media said. Hundreds of houses collapsed in the tremor.
Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah called the devastating Nepal-Tibet floods a "warning to the world" — and questioned if the world had "really heard that warning."
Rising temperatures are increasing the risk of floods and avalanches in mountain regions. The disaster in Nepal and Tibet shows the urgent need for solutions, and the tools that could help save lives.
A new study says climate change was a likely factor in the massive flood on the Nepal-Tibet border last month.
