NEW DELHI: An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 on the Richter Scale hit Tibet in the early hours of Monday.The epicentre was located at latitude 29.02°N […]
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China’s Tibet Dam Project Has Its Neighbors Worried
Step aside, Three Gorges Dam. China’s latest colossal infrastructure project, if completed, will be the world’s largest hydropower dam, high up in the Tibetan plateau […]
In Tibet, Earthquake Survivors Face Freezing Weather Conditions
Rescuers working in subzero conditions and bracing winds searched the rubble on Wednesday after a strong quake in Tibet toppled thousands of houses in a […]
Earthquake 50 miles from Mount Everest leaves at least 95 dead in Tibet
A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake centered about 50 miles from Mount Everest left at least 95 dead in Tibet on Tuesday, reports say. Another 130 […]
7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes China’s Tibet Region Near Nepal Border
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit western China near the border with Nepal on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake struck shortly after […]