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The number of people injured in a magnitude-7 earthquake that struck China's south-western region of Tibet has risen to 76.
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Local government authorities say the death count remains unchanged at 16.
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Rescue workers are searching for survivors in the city of Nagqu.
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The number of people injured in a magnitude-7 earthquake that struck China's south-western region of Tibet has risen to 76, according to local government authorities, while the death count remains unchanged at 16.
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The quake, with an epicentre in the high-altitude city of Nagqu, was the strongest to hit the country since January 2024.
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At least 339 homes collapsed, on Thursday, local time, and officials told journalists they were concerned about further building collapses from aftershocks, as well as casualties from rockslides.
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China's national broadcaster CCTV aired footage showing collapsed houses and shattered stone walls in Nagqu.
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More than 12,000 residents in the region were evacuated, with additional shelters under construction, China's official news agency Xinhua reported.
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No-one was reported missing in Baqen County in Nagqu, where the earthquake struck.
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Search and rescue efforts are complicated by the geography and low temperatures, officials said.
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As of Friday afternoon, rescuers had done three rounds of searches, going through each household and each village, said Dunzhu, the acting mayor of Nagqu city, at a news conference.
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More than 5,000 people from three local counties were deployed for rescue efforts.
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Supplies including 2,000 prefabricated housing units, about 3,400 tents and 2,000 folding beds, as well as torches and winter clothing, arrived in the region.
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The US Geological Survey said the quake struck at 10:33pm local time on Thursday, with its epicentre 191 kilometres east-north-east of Nagqu.
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It put the earthquake's depth at 18km.
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The US agency recorded at least seven aftershocks with magnitudes between 4.3 and 5.2, all of them with a depth of 10km, according to its website.
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Xinhua said on Friday that communication was down in some areas hit by the quake.
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Local railway authorities have taken emergency action to halt trains passing through the region.
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The earthquake also caused rockfalls that have forced authorities to close a section of National Highway 317, allowing only emergency, rescue and official support vehicles through as crews worked to clear debris, according to Xinhua.
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Intermittent snow is expected in the earthquake region over the next three days.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping called for all-out efforts in rescue operations and medical relief work, issuing instructions on Friday morning.
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The Chinese leader does so only in major disasters and accidents.
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