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2025.01.07 13:03 GMT+8

Death toll rises to 53 after M6.8 quake jolts Xizang

Updated 2025.01.07 15:16 GMT+8
CGTN

A magnitude-6.8 earthquake caused significant damage in Dingri County in the city of Xigaze in Xizang Autonomous Region, China, January 7, 2025. /CFP

The death toll from a magnitude-6.8 earthquake that jolted Dingri County in the city of Xigaze in Xizang Autonomous Region at 9:05 a.m. on Tuesday had risen to 53 by noon.

Another 62 people were injured, according to the local earthquake relief headquarters.

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