Seven killed as quake rocks Tibet

Seven killed as quake rocks Tibet

PTI

At least seven people have been killed and 22 others injured in Tibet as the earthquake that hit Sikkim and other North Eastern States in India also rocked the Chinese autonomous province leaving a trail of destruction.

The earthquake has caused hundreds of landslides that have disrupted traffic, power and water supplies, as well as telecommunications in Yadong County, Tibet, which is 40 km away from Sikkim, the epicenter of the 6.9-magnitude quake.

Local authorities in Xigaze Prefecture, who administers Yadong, have mobilised workers to use heavy machinery to clear debris from major roads in order to ensure the expedient transport of relief supplies, state-run Xinhua reported on Monday.

The road traffic to the Himalayan county resumed today.

Xinhua reporters arriving at the county this morning saw dozens of earthquake victims on streets enduring rain and sleet