News about Tibet: events, facts and developments on tafs uz.
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The Kun.uz outlet reported on ten major construction projects in China, including a cascade of five hydroelectric power stations on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet, the Sichuan–Tibet railway with a 93.7% share of bridges and tunnels, and an 11-kilometre tunnel under the Yangtze. The projects are aimed at expanding the country's transport and energy infrastructure.
Aziz KarimovA magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Baxoi County (Tibet) on October 22 killed 16 people and injured 76. Seismologists discovered a deep fault up to 30 meters wide, while authorities are checking secondary geological risks, including the condition of glacial lakes.
Otabek YusupovOn the evening of October 22, a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Bagen County in Nagchu City, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. According to Chinese state media, at least 16 people were killed; casualty figures vary — from 32 to more than 60 injured. At least 339 houses and 20 outbuildings collapsed, communications were disrupted, train services were halted, and a section of the G317 highway was closed. Xi Jinping ordered a comprehensive rescue operation; the response level was raised to III.
Javlon TursunovA powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck northeast of Nagqu in Tibet at a shallow depth of 10 km. According to Chinese state media, at least 16 people were killed, 32 were injured, and hundreds of houses were destroyed. Authorities declared a Level II emergency response and dispatched rescuers.
Javlon Tursunov
