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Tibet Trembles: 53 Lives Lost, Over 60 Injured in Devastating Quake

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Tibet Trembles: 53 Lives Lost, Over 60 Injured in Devastating Quake

53 killed, over 60 injured as earthquake hits Tibet, many buildings collapsed; The earthquake occurred at 9.05 a.m. (0105 GMT), with its epicenter located in Tingri, a rural county that serves as the northern gateway to the Everest region. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet’s most revered cities on Tuesday. The quake resulted in at least 53 fatalities and caused buildings to shake across neighbouring countries, including Nepal, Bhutan, and India. The earthquake occurred at 9.05 a.m. (0105 GMT), with its…

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Forty workers feared trapped as tunnel collapses in Uttarkashi

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Forty workers feared trapped as tunnel collapses in Uttarkashi

A portion of a tunnel under construction between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on Brahmakhal-Yamunotri highway in Uttarkashi district collapsed. At least 36 workers were reportedly trapped after a portion of a tunnel under construction between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri national highway in Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand collapsed in the early hours of Sunday. Police said the incident took place around 4am when a 150-metre-long portion of the four-and-a-half-kilometer-long tunnel collapsed. As soon as information about the incident was received, Uttarkashi Superintendent of Police Arpan Yaduvanshi immediately reached the spot…

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