On January 7, a massive earthquake occurred in Tibet, located in the foothills of the Himalayas. The intensity of this earthquake was measured at 6.8 on the Richter scale. About 150 aftershocks were recorded in 9 hours after the earthquake. Today on the morning of January 8, an earthquake of 4.2 magnitude occurred again in Tibet. Yesterday’s earthquake affected Shigatse, a city close to the world’s highest peak Mount Everest, where about 8 million people live. There was a lot of destruction in this city due to the earthquake.
Buildings, trees and power lines were affected
More than 1000 houses collapsed. 128 people have died. About 200 people have been injured. The epicenter was located at a depth of 10 kilometers in Tingri County, Tibet, about 80 kilometers (50 mi) north of Mount Everest. According to China’s state news agency Xinhua, the earthquake occurred at 9:05 am on Tuesday (6:30 am Indian time). Earthquake tremors were felt in Tibet’s neighboring country China, Nepal, Bhutan and some districts of India as well as in Bangladesh.
This is how the earthquake affected Tibet
China’s State Council has sent a task force to the earthquake-hit city to rescue people affected by the earthquake. A Level-3 emergency has been declared as infrastructure there has been badly damaged. Electricity and water supply has been affected. China has closed a tourist site on its side of Mount Everest in Dingari County, Tibet Autonomous Region. People were forced to vacate their homes. Homeless people had to spend Tuesday night in minus 6 degree temperature. Roads are littered with debris, crushed cars and collapsed buildings.
Buildings, trees and power lines were affected. In the viral video on social media, people are seen running down to save their lives. Chinese President Xi Jinping has allocated 100 million yuan in disaster relief funds to rebuild the city. More than 22,000 pieces of relief material have been sent, including tents, clothing and bedding, which are designed for the cold, high altitude conditions as Tibet is a highland country. At the same time, now the question in the minds of people all over the world is that why did the earthquake occur? Who is responsible for the death of 128 people?
Because there is also discussion that due to the earthquake in Tibet, questions have been raised on China’s biggest dams on the Brahmaputra or Yarlung Tsangpo rivers near Arunachal Pradesh in India.
