126 people died, China's terrible disaster

(CLO) A magnitude 6.8 earthquake on the morning of January 7 killed at least 126 people in Tibet, China. This is one of the deadliest earthquakes in the country in recent years.

As of late Tuesday, a total of 126 people had been confirmed dead and 188 others injured after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Dingri County in Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday morning.

It was one of the deadliest earthquakes in China in recent years, raising concerns about seismic activity in the region.

The earthquake in Tay Ninh killed 126 people, one of the most infamous in Chinese history, photo 1 — Local police inspect the earthquake-affected area in Qutang Village, Dingri, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, January 7. Photo: Xinhua

Rescuers are still braving freezing temperatures to dig through rubble in the search and rescue of survivors after an earthquake rocked a county in the Tibet Autonomous Region.

Earthquakes are common on the Tibetan Plateau and surrounding area, where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates collide. This collision not only causes earthquakes but also changes the height of the Himalayan peaks.

In the past, major earthquakes in China have caused severe damage to people and infrastructure. In particular, the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, which measured 7.9 on the Richter scale, killed nearly 90,000 people. The disaster led to a years-long effort to rebuild with better earthquake-resistant materials.