No fewer than 95 people have been confirmed dead following a powerful earthquake that struck some parts of Tibet on Tuesday morning.
CNN reports that tremors were felt heavily in neighbouring Nepal and parts of northern India following the incident.
The report stated that the 7.1-magnitude quake occurred at 9:05 a.m. local time at a depth of 10 kilometres and was followed by multiple aftershocks.
The United States Geological Survey, USGS confirmed the unfortunate development.
Local authorities said at a news conference on Tuesday afternoon that at least 130 people were injured in the powerful quake.
Similarly, state news agency Xinhua reported that over 1,000 houses were damaged in Tingri county.
The tremors were felt as far as Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital. “It was powerful. People came running out of their houses. You could see the wires from poles shaken loose,” said Bishal Nath Upreti from the Nepal Centre for Disaster Management, a non-government organization in Kathmandu.
