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Powerful Earthquake Hit Tibet: Dozens Dead The death toll from the earthquake in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) in southwestern China has reached 53, with 62 injured, the Xinhua news agency reported. According to Chinese media, seismic activity has destroyed many infrastructure facilities. Large-scale search and rescue operations are underway at the site. People have been evacuated from the most dangerous areas in the disaster zone. The US Geological Survey reported the earthquake on the night of January 7. It was initially reported that its magnitude was 7, but later the service clarified that the magnitude of the earthquake was 7.1. According to its data, the epicenter of the tremors was located 163 km southwest of the city of Shigatse with a population of about 80 thousand people. The epicenter was located at a depth of 10 km. The tremors were also felt in the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu. Our news in social networks: / wcbcaz / cbctvaz https://t.me/cbctvaz / cbc.az / cbctvaz / cbcazerbaijan web: https://cbctv.az CBC Azerbaijan - international 24-hour channel in Russian. Broadcasts from the European part of Russia to the Hindustan Peninsula, from the Balkan Peninsula to the eastern border of China #news #politics