At least 16 dead when powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Tibet
It was the biggest earthquake in the region in the last five years, China's national broadcaster CCTV said.
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It was the biggest earthquake in the region in the last five years, China's national broadcaster CCTV said.
Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel as emergency teams continued efforts to reach others believed to be trapped and still alive inside, officials said.
Nepali officials tell CBS News they have contacted a U.S. national among the more than 4,000 people still missing in the wake of the deadly flash floods.
As the death toll from the Nepal floods passes 1000, Americans with loved ones among the nearly 4,000 people missing are still hoping for miracles.
Poor weather and challenging terrain have hampered aerial rescue operations in Nepal and Tibet.
A California couple were in a Nepali village when an avalanche of powerful waters ripped down from the high Himalayas toward them.
More than 1,000 people, including many Americans, are still missing along the Nepal-China border after deadly floods and mudflows likely triggered by a glacial collapse.
A strong earthquake killed more than 100 people in Tibet and left many others trapped in the autonomous region of western China, state media say.
Anna Gutu and Mingmar Sherpa were confirmed dead after avalanches struck the slopes of a Tibetan mountain, while two others remained missing.
