Scores Dead as Magnitude-6.8 Quake Strikes Tibetan City of Shigatse

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Chinese authorities say nearly 100 people have been killed after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the holy Tibetan city of Shigatse, with the death toll expected to rise.

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00:00Rescue workers searched through rubble for survivors after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake

00:08struck the Tibetan holy city of Shigatse, leaving a trail of destruction across the

00:14city and surrounding area.

00:19Shigatse sits just at the foot of the Himalayan mountains and is one of the holiest cities

00:24in Tibetan Buddhism.

00:26The city and remote mountain areas are home to more than 800,000 people.

00:33The earthquake struck here just after 9 a.m., with dozens of aftershocks in the succeeding

00:39hours.

00:40The powerful tremors were felt hundreds of kilometers away, in nearby Nepal and northern

00:45India, sending people fleeing their homes and out into the streets.

00:56Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out rescue efforts in Tibet, but with

01:19the high altitude in the remote mountainous areas and below freezing conditions, reaching

01:24those most affected may take days, and the death toll is expected to rise.

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