According to CCTV, the devastating earthquake that struck China's remote Tibet region at approximately 9:00 AM on Tuesday has claimed the lives of at least 126 people. The Xigaze city or Shigatse city government said that more than 29,000 families have been moved and 407 people stuck have been rescued after an initial assessment revealed that more than 3,600 houses had collapsed. The earthquake's 6.8-magnitude tremors affected adjacent countries, India and Nepal. China's state network CCTV displayed images and photographs of the enormous destruction caused by the quake, including walls being ripped apart, houses being reduced to rubble, and debris being spread all over the ruins.
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