On Tuesday morning, a county in Tibet experienced one of its strongest earthquakes in years. According to official figures, at least 126 people were killed and 188 others injured, and rescue efforts ...

Adhering to already existing building codes, not only in the Himalayas but in the surrounding Indo-Gangetic plains, can go a long way in limiting the inevitable damage.

Absence of advance warnings for the deadly earthquake in Tibet raises pressing concerns about the current limitations of ...

Given the millions of lives on the line, earthquake risk should be taken as a perpetual emergency.

The National Earthquake Safety Day on 15 January commemorates the 1934 8.3M disaster that killed 10,000 people in Kathmandu, ...

CHINA has given the green light to plans for the world’s largest hydropower dam, despite protests from neighbouring countries ...

At least 126 killed in 7.1-magnitude Tibet earthquake as tremors felt across multiple countries - Tremors felt in northern ...

Located at an altitude of 4,500 meters, Dingri hosts the base camp of Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, also known ...

China has almost doubled its tally of injured in Tibet's deadly earthquake as rescuers widened a search on Friday for ...

Authorities moved more than 47,000 people to shelters in earthquake-hit Tibet, Chinese officials said on Thursday, while ...

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Tibet on January 7th, killing at least 126 people. The quake’s epicentre was in Dingri ...