Powerful Tibet earthquake kills almost 100, rattles Nepal

BEIJING/KATHMANDU –
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the foothills of the Himalayas close to considered one of Tibet’s holiest cities on Tuesday, killing at the least 95 individuals and collapsing lots of of homes, Chinese authorities stated.

The earthquake’s epicenter was about 80 km (50 miles) north of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain. Tremors additionally shook buildings in neighboring Nepal, Bhutan and India.

The China Earthquake Networks Center positioned the epicenter at Tingri county, often called the northern gateway to the Everest area, at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).