The earthquake struck an outlying county in Shigatse, the second-largest city ... which is called Xigaze in Chinese and sprawls across a high altitude plain. More than 500 aftershocks were ...

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck a high-altitude region of Tibet near Shigatse on Tuesday 7 January, killing at least 126 people and injuring 188. More than 500 aftershocks followed the quake ...

An initial survey showed 3,609 homes had been destroyed in the Shigatse region of Tibet ... Temperatures in the high-altitude region dropped to as low as minus 18 degrees Celsius (0 degrees ...

She organized screenings for the children, recorded patient information, and occasionally handed portable oxygen tanks to doctors to help alleviate their altitude sickness. Shigatse lies at an ...