Earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes China's Tibet
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Daily Mirror, Lankadeepa, Newsfirst (සිංහල), Hiru News, and Ada Derana report that a magnitude 7 earthquake struck China’s Tibet region. Newsfirst (සිංහල) places the quake near Nagqu in southern China at about 8 p.m. local time on the 22nd.
Daily Mirror, Newsfirst (සිංහල), Hiru News, and Ada Derana report that 16 people died. Injury counts vary: Newsfirst (සිංහල) says about 30 people were hurt, Hiru News (සිංහල) reports 32, Daily Mirror initially cited 76, and a later Daily Mirror report said the toll had risen to 65, citing a local government social media post.
Daily Mirror reports that more than 12,000 people were evacuated. Hiru News (தமிழ்) reports that hundreds of homes were damaged.
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