Tibetan Settlements in India, Nepal & Bhutan Hold Prayer Services in Solidarity with Dingri Earthquake Victims

1 year ago

Dharamshala: In a deeply moving display of solidarity, Tibetan settlements across India, Nepal, and Bhutan held prayer services for the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Tibet on 7 January 2025. The quake, which severely impacted Dingri and other regions in upper Tibet, occurred at approximately 9:00 AM. While Chinese state media reported a magnitude of 6.8, the U.S. Geological Survey recorded it as 7.1. As of 9 January, this disaster has tragically claimed over 126 lives, injured over 337 people, and caused untold suffering in a land already enduring decades of occupation.

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