Violent shaking woke Qi Hao up at 9:05 a.m. on Jan. 7 at a hotel in southwest Shigatse, China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. It was still early, just before sunrise, and most people were still in bed.
Qi instinctively rushed to flee the building.
Winter Earthquake in Tibet Reveals Lack of Investment in Local Infrastructure
‘Tibet has been ’liberated‘ for over 70 years—why are the houses still in such poor condition?’ one netizen asked.
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People gather in an open area following earthquake tremors in Kathmandu, in the early hours on Jan. 7, 2025. A powerful earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 32 people and collapsed "many buildings," Chinese media reported, with tremors also felt in neighboring Nepal's capital Kathmandu and parts of India. Sunil Sharma/AFP via Getty Images
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