Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered an all-out response in Tibet\nafter a magnitude 7 earthquake killed at least 16 people. The powerful\nquake injured dozens more and reduced hundreds of homes to rubble.<\/p>\n
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake struck\non Thursday (22 October) at around 10.33pm local time. Its epicentre was\nin a mountainous area about 190 kilometres east of Nagqu and 390\nkilometres north-east of Lhasa, the Tibetan capital.<\/p>\n
The quake was shallow, at a depth of about 10 kilometres.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Xi said the earthquake had caused \u201cconsiderable\ncasualties\u201d and struck a \u201chigh-altitude location\u201d in cold weather,\nXinhua reported, according to AFP on Friday (23 October 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe must make every effort to carry out search-and-rescue operations\nand do everything possible to treat the injured, in order to minimise\nthe number of casualties,\u201d the Chinese president said.<\/p>\n
Xi also called for aid and rescue equipment to be sent to the\naffected area immediately.<\/p>\n
Video footage showed rescue teams carrying torches in the dark.\nXinhua reported that more than 300 homes had collapsed in the\nearthquake.<\/p>\n
China\u2019s state broadcaster CCTV said 65 people had been injured. CCTV\nfootage showed emergency responders carrying a person while shining\ntorches towards damaged buildings, some of which had collapsed\nroofs.<\/p>\n
Much of Tibet is closed to foreign journalists, leaving Chinese\nauthorities as the only official source of information.<\/p>\n
Residents afraid to return home after earthquake<\/p>\n
A Tibetan resident, who was not named, told local media that their\nfamily had been about to go to sleep when their home suddenly shook and\nbelongings fell to the floor.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe rushed out of the house without even having time to get dressed,\u201d\nthe resident said. \u201cMy legs were shaking all the way down the stairs,\nand when I got to the bottom, I was so frightened that I cried.\u201d<\/p>\n
The resident said locals were \u201cafraid to return to their homes\u201d and\nhad been forced to \u201cput up tents along the roadside or spend the night\nin their cars\u201d.<\/p>\n
Another Tibetan resident, also unnamed, told Beijing News that the\n\u201cvery strong\u201d earthquake had made their home \u201ccreak and shake\nviolently\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was asleep when the earthquake struck. Now everyone has run\noutside and is too afraid to go back in. I\u2019m on my way to an open area\nto sleep in the car,\u201d the resident said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/tibet-earthquake-kills-16-xi-jinping-orders-maximum-response-1792752780", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }