Magnitude 7 earthquake kills 16 people in China’s Tibet, Xinhua reports据新华社报道，中国西藏发生7级地震，造成16人死亡。
The powerful earthquake has killed 16 people and wounded 32 so far, local medics reported.
People gather to take part in a candle light vigil to pay tribute to pray for the eternal peace of those who lost their lives during recent in Kathmandu, Nepal. [File:Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images] (Getty)
A magnitude 7 earthquake hit China’s southwestern region of Tibet at around 10:33 p.m. (1433 GMT) on Thursday, killing 16 people and injuring 32 others, state news agency Xinhua reported, citing Nagqu City’s emergency management bureau.
11 of the injured were in serious condition while 21 sustained minor injuries, Xinhua added.
This is a developing story.
人们聚集在尼泊尔加德满都，参加烛光守夜活动，悼念在近期地震中丧生的遇难者，并祈祷他们安息。[图片：Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images] (Getty)
据新华社援引那曲市应急管理局的消息报道，周四晚10点33分左右（格林尼治标准时间14点33分），中国西南部的西藏地区发生7级地震，造成16人死亡，32人受伤。
新华社补充说，11名伤者伤势严重，21人受轻伤。
这是一个正在发展中的新闻。