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Sarah Shamim

UNCOVERED: Earthquake hits tibet s shigatse what we know so far - The Untold Story

Damaged houses are pictured after an earthquake at a village in Shigatse, Tibet [Xinhua via Reuters]

A powerful earthquake has struck a remote region of Tibet, killing at least 126 people and wounding more than 100 others, with tremors felt in Nepal, Bhutan and parts of northern India.

Videos aired by China’s state broadcaster CCTV showed houses destroyed with the official Xinhua News Agency saying more than 1,000 houses were damaged. The epicentre of the quake was Shigatse, one of the holiest cities of Tibet.

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