Live updates: 16 killed after M7.0 quake hits China's Xizang

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As of 5:20 a.m., 16 people had been killed and 46 others injured after a magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck Baqen County in Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, at 10:33 p.m. Thursday, according to the city's emergency management bureau on Friday.

The China Earthquake Administration has activated a Level-III emergency response to the quake. More than 300 houses collapsed. The damage caused by the quake is being further assessed, and disaster relief work is underway.

More than 300 police officers have been dispatched to the epicenter for relief work, while the regional fire and rescue corps has mobilized 347 personnel to the affected areas.

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Live updates: 16 killed, 46 injured after M7.0 quake hits China's Xizang