Potres magnitude 7,1 pogodio je u utorak sjeverno podnožje Himalaja u blizini jednog od najsvetijih gradova Tibeta, oštetivši zgrade oko Shigatsea i natjeravši ljude na ulice u susjednom Nepalu i Indiji.
🚨#TIBET: Here is footage from CCTV showing the destruction from the powerful earthquake in Dingri County, Shigatse City in Tibet. There are dozens of fatalities.pic.twitter.com/dB9duqcne0
— R A W S G L 🌎 B A L (@RawsGlobal) January 7, 2025
Pristižu snimke, a broj mrtvih raste, zasad je riječ o najmanje je 53 osobe i još 62 ozlijeđene. Potres je prouzročio rušenje stotina zgrada i u tijeku je potraga za preživjelima.
Scenes of destruction and houses collapsed in Tingri, Tibet after today's earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale.
According to media, 53 people have been killed and the number could rise.
Winter conditions exacerbate the struggle. ཨོཾ་མ་ཎི་པདྨེ་ཧཱུྃ pic.twitter.com/RLfGSkAQ8I
— Kyang Thang རྐྱང་ཐང་ (@Kyangs_Thang) January 7, 2025
Mnoge su se zgrade srušile u blizini epicentra, a prema dosadašnjim podacima riječ je o tisuću stambenih objekata, prenosi Dnevnik.hr.