The impact of the powerful earthquake was felt across the Shigatse region of Tibet, one of the holiest ... and caused uplifts in the Himalayan mountains strong enough to change the heights of ...

An initial survey showed 3,609 homes had been destroyed in the Shigatse region of Tibet, which is home to 800,000 people, Chinese state media reported late on Tuesday, citing local officials.

Shigatse bears a striking resemblance ... ancient ruins and plenty more mountains, lakes and forests. Nagqu is the largest region within Tibet, situated north of Lhasa. Nagqu, like Ngari, is ...

The impact of the earthquake was felt across the Shigatse region of Tibet, home to 800,000 people ... the world's highest mountain. Chinese President Xi Jinping said all-out search and rescue ...

The earthquake that hit Tibet's holy Shigatse city around 09:00 local time (01:00 GMT) had a magnitude of 7.1 and a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles), according to data from the US Geological ...

Rescue teams attend to casualties in the aftermath of an earthquake in a location given as Shigatse City, Tibet. Credit: Reuters Photo Rescue teams work amidst rubble in the aftermath of an ...

Lightening Jr, a search and rescue dog from the Chongqing Blue Sky Rescue Team, has captured online attention thanks to its rescue efforts across several villages in Lhatse county, Shigatse of the ...

Tuesday’s epicenter was around 80 km (50 miles) north of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain and a ... quake was felt across the Shigatse region of Tibet, home to 800,000 people.