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The number of dead from the severe earthquake in the region around Mount Everest rose to 95 on Tuesday, China's state news ...

Earthquake in Tibet: Everest tourism put on hold as safety measures tighten; Mount Qomolangma travel suspended amid earthquake’s impact on World’s Tallest Peak. In this photo released by ...

China recorded the magnitude as 6.8. The epicenter was about 75 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Mount Everest, which straddles the China-Nepal border. The area is seismically active and is ...

The earthquake reportedly struck Tibet's holy city of Shigatse on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 7 Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

The number of dead from the severe earthquake in the region around Mount Everest rose to 95 on Tuesday, reported German news agency (dpa), citing China’s state news agency Xinhua. A further 130 ...

China has shut down access to the scenic areas of its side of Mount Everest to tourists after a powerful earthquake killed at least 126 people and injured 188 others in Tibet. No avalanches have ...

The area around Mt. Everest, about 50 miles southwest of the epicenter, was empty in the depth of winter, when even some residents move away to escape the cold. Chinese state media say at least ...