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Remote towns in Tibet remain cut off from help

By Li Yang | China Daily | Updated: 2015-04-29 07:38

Aftershocks continue to hamper work to reopen roads, rescue injured; more support needed

The death toll in the Tibet autonomous region in the magnitude-7.9 earthquake in Nepal on Saturday rose to 25 on Tuesday evening. Four people were still missing, and 383 people were injured. Eighty-two temples were damaged.

As rescuers reach more remote towns isolated by blocked roads, the number of victims and the injured is expected to rise.

Remote towns in Tibet remain cut off from help

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