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BAGANBAZAR GRAPHSource-attributed newsWORLD deskA strong earthquake killed at least 16 people and injured 46 in China’s remote Tibet region, state media said, citing local authorities. Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet. File photo: Wikicommons. More than 300 houses collapsed in the 7.0 magnitude quake, which struck on Thursday at 10:33 pm (1433 GMT). Officials were still evaluating the damage, and disaster relief work was ongoing, state news agency Xinhua said. China Central Television (CCTV) put the number of injured at 46, 11 of them seriously, with 339 houses collapsed or damaged, citing local officials. Videos posted by CCTV showed workers running out of restaurants and objects falling off shelves at supermarkets when the quake struck. The epicentre was located in a mountainous area about 190 kilometres east-northeast of Nagqu, and 390 kilometres northeast of the regional capital Lhasa, the US Geological Survey said. It struck at a shallow depth of around 10 kilometres. USGS Shakemap of the earthquake that struck Tibet on October 22, 2026. Photo: US Geological Survey. A level-III earthquake disaster emergency response was activated in the area, CCTV reported. The epicentre was in Maru township in Baqen county. Township deputy head Lhawang Dagpo said the quake was clearly felt at the township office, which sustained cracks in the walls, according to Xinhua. Power and telecoms services were disrupted in the county seat, the agency said. More than 300 police officers have been dispatched for relief work while the regional fire and rescue corps has mobilised 347 personnel to the affected areas, Xinhua reported. Rescue workers clambered through damaged buildings, some with collapsed roofs, and carrying one person, footage on CCTV showed. It also showed rescue workers shining flashlights on other damaged buildings and soldie
BAGANBAZAR GRAPHSource-attributed newsWORLD deskAn independent committee investigating last year’s Tai Po fire has submitted its final report to the city’s leader, detailing the causes of the deadly blaze and recommending which parties should be held accountable. Members of the independent committee file their final report to city leader John Lee on October 22, 2026. Photo: GovHK. Committee members – including its chair Judge David Lok, lawmaker and Executive Councillor Chan Kin-por, and Hospital Authority member Rex Auyeung – filed the final report to Chief Executive John Lee on Thursday morning, according to a government statement. “We will carefully study the Committee’s report, actively follow up on its recommendations, and shortly announce the plans for the comprehensive reforms and pursuing accountability,” the government said in the statement. The government said it will consult legal opinions before publishing the document, as several individuals involved in the probe have been charged with criminal offences. A redacted version, hiding any information that might prejudice ongoing criminal proceedings, will be released to the public next week at the earliest, HK01 reported on Thursday, citing sources. The Tai Po fire broke out on November 26 last year, engulfing seven buildings in the government-subsidised Wang Fuk Court housing estate during large-scale renovation works. The blaze killed 168 and displaced over 4,600 residents. Hongkongers pay tribute to victims who died in the fatal fire in Tai Po Wang Fuk Court. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP. Following the inferno, survivors have called for government officials to be held accountable, recalling their earlier attempts to sound the alarm over the construction company and a consultancy overseeing the renovation project. The independent committee’s report does not name