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VOA Mandarin: Struggle to find survivors continues after deadly Tibet quake


Exiled Tibetans participate in a candlelight vigil in Dharamshala, India, Jan. 8, 2025, in solidarity with the victims of an earthquake that hit a high-altitude Tibet region in western China the day before.
Exiled Tibetans participate in a candlelight vigil in Dharamshala, India, Jan. 8, 2025, in solidarity with the victims of an earthquake that hit a high-altitude Tibet region in western China the day before.

An earthquake killed at least 126 people and left 188 injured when it struck a remote area of southern Tibet near China’s border with Nepal at dawn on Tuesday, China's state media reported. With an unknown number still unaccounted for in freezing weather, people are starting to question the extent of the disaster and the transparency of the government's handling of it.

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