About 50 aftershocks were recorded in the three hours after the earthquake, and the MountEverest scenic area on the Chinese side was closed, according to The Associated Press. CHINA ROLLS OUT ...
The epicenter was in a remote high-altitude region about 50 miles northeast of MountEverest, which straddles the China-Nepal border. NBC News' Janis Mackey Frayer reports for Early Today.
A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and killing at least 126 people in Tibet.
BEIJING--China has canceled attempts to climb MountEverest from its side of the world's highest peak because of fears of importing COVID-19 cases from neighboring Nepal, state media reported.
A powerful earthquake struck Tibet this week, estimated between 6.8 and 7.1 magnitude. Its effects were devastating. Witnesses shared footage of rubble-strewn streets of a city in the Himalayas region ...