At least 16 people were killed and 32 others injured after a powerful earthquake struck China’s southwestern region of Tibet on Thursday night, state news agency Xinhua reported.
The earthquake, measuring 7.0 in magnitude, struck at around 10:33 pm local time (1433 GMT), Xinhua said, citing the emergency management bureau of Nagqu City.
As of 2:25 am on Friday, 11 of the injured were in serious condition, while the remaining 21 had sustained minor injuries, the report said.
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