Rescue teams are searching for survivors after a magnitude-7 earthquake struck the Nagqu area of China's Tibet region, according to The Washington Post. The quake killed at least 16 people and injured 76, Reuters reported, while The Guardian said hundreds of homes were destroyed.
China has ordered an "all-out" rescue effort in the affected area, Dawn reported. Details on the number of people still missing, the condition of the injured, or the extent of damage beyond the destroyed homes were not immediately available in the reporting.
The death toll has so far stayed at 16 even as the count of injured rose to 76, according to Reuters. The Washington Post, the BBC and The Guardian all put the death toll at 16, and the BBC identified the epicenter as the Nagqu area. The Guardian reported the quake's magnitude as 7.
The remote, high-altitude setting of Nagqu makes the rescue effort difficult, though the reporting did not specify the conditions teams are facing on the ground.
What to watch next: whether the death toll rises as rescuers reach more of the affected area, and how quickly relief supplies and medical care reach the injured.