A Tibetan records, with your phone, how was the shake, that left at least 25 dead in the Chinese region
Events | 28/04/2015
Barcelona. (Agencies).- A strong onslaught shakes the ground. The noise is deafening. The screams of the Tibetans who were surprised by the earthquake in the street alert those in the surrounding area. The mountain collapses in just seconds. See tons of earth fall, piedras, to more than 4 thousand meters high, it's scary.
At least 25 people have died and 117 have been injured in the Tibet region by the earthquake 7,8 degrees that hit Nepal on Saturday and the aftershocks that were experienced in subsequent days in that area, according to the latest figures provided today by the Chinese Government.
The serious earthquake, which has caused about 4.000 dead in Nepal and thousands injured, It especially affected cities in Xigaze Prefecture in Tibet, bordering the neighboring country, where they have been relocated 24.800 personas, according to data provided by the regional emergency center to the official Xinhua agency.
Some 1.200 buildings collapsed in Tibet, epicenter of several aftershocks of the Nepalese earthquake, and were damaged almost 10.000, in addition to 54 Tibetan temples.
Rescue teams are having difficulty accessing some areas due to snow and rain, in addition to the closure of roads caused by landslides and avalanches.
The China Meteorological Center yesterday predicted that the adverse weather will continue tomorrow in Tibet, where there will also be strong winds that will further complicate rescue tasks.
In some cities of the prefecture most affected to date 95 percent of homes have collapsed and there are areas where help has yet to arrive.
The Chinese Government has decided to cancel the spring climbs to Everest on its northern slopes (in Tibet), from where some have descended 400 mountaineers to safety after the earthquake in Nepal that caused large avalanches on the world's highest mountain.
