Rescuers Search For Survivors After Quake In China's Tibet Kills At Least 126

In 2015, when the earthquake hit, I could not even move,

Manju Neupane, a shop owner in Kathmandu, told BBC Nepali

It felt like even the bed was being lifted,

he said

Jost Kobuschgerman climber

I’m climbing Everest in the winter by myself and...looks like basically I’m the only mountaineer there, in the base camp there’s nobody,

Kobusch told Reuters in a video call

The climate is cold, with large temperature differences between day and night, and low nighttime temperatures, making it difficult to maintain warmth and protect against the cold,

Hong said,

I offer my prayers for those who have lost their lives and extend my wishes for a swift recovery to all who have been injured,

the Nobel peace laureate, who fled to India after a failed 1959 uprising against Chinese rule, said

Rescuers are also racing against time to set up tents for relocated residents in an area where temperatures are forecast to drop,

it added

The United Nations is closely monitoring the situation and stands ready to provide support if requested,

Guterres said in a statement

There were quite a few (rescue vehicles). One after the other they arrived,

he added

Some of the older houses collapsed, and a large part of the buildings made from bricks had cracked open, with big fissures,

the 23-year-old told AFP

Here the houses are made from dirt so when the earthquake came … lots of houses collapsed,

said 34-year-old Sangji Dangzhi, whose supermarket in Tingri sustained considerable damage

Even young people couldn’t run out of the houses when the earthquake hit, let alone old people and children,

Tsering Phuntsog said

I didn't pay that much attention but the shaking of (a) window made me understand that it's an earthquake,

said Kathmandu resident Meera Adhikarii

Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are highly vulnerable to earthquake shaking, though some resistant structures exist

The USGC said of the region affected