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| Tibetan earthquakes kill dozens | |
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| Two quakes which struck the Himalayan region of Tibet have killed at least 30 people, Chinese state media report. | |
| The earthquakes struck about 16km (10 miles) and 15 minutes apart in a sparsely populated area about 84km (50 miles) west of Tibet's capital, Lhasa. | The earthquakes struck about 16km (10 miles) and 15 minutes apart in a sparsely populated area about 84km (50 miles) west of Tibet's capital, Lhasa. |
| The US Geological Survey said the magnitude of the first quake was 6.6 and that of the second - 5.1. | |
| Many houses collapsed near the epicentre in Damxung county, China's Xinhua news agency says. | |
| Buildings shaken | |
| The area has a population of about 42,000 people, mostly herdsmen. | The area has a population of about 42,000 people, mostly herdsmen. |
| The director of the Tibetan seismological department, Zhu Quan, says the authorities are still trying to determine the exact number of casualties. | |
| Local officials in Damxung county said more people were still buried under debris. | |
| The earthquake shook buildings in Lhasa, prompting office workers to rush out of their buildings into the street. | |
| However, there have been no reported casualties in the city and damage to buildings is minimal. | |
| Shops remain open and train and air links have not been affected. | |
| The tremors in Tibet - at about 1630 (0830 GMT) - came after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck neighbouring Kyrgyzstan, near its border with China, killing at least 65 people. |