Laura Bicker

Earthquakes are common in this region, which lies in a major geological fault line. But this has been one of China's deadliest in recent years.

What we have seen are a number of new pictures that come from us from the worst hit areas. We've seen rescuers combing through the rubble brick by brick searching for survivors. We've We've seen a number of injured people who are out on the street, many of them elderly, many of them young people. We've also seen that the army has arrived. Now, they seem to be constructing a number of tents.

What we have seen are a number of new pictures that come from us from the worst hit areas. We've seen rescuers combing through the rubble brick by brick searching for survivors. We've We've seen a number of injured people who are out on the street, many of them elderly, many of them young people. We've also seen that the army has arrived. Now, they seem to be constructing a number of tents.

Just on the back of what you've just heard about the weather, we are told that the temperature in the region is going to dip down to minus 18 degrees Celsius overnight. So that is a real challenge for rescuers. We've also seen the infrastructure, the roads collapsed. have been split in half, many of them, by the shifting ground. So many of them are impassable.

Just on the back of what you've just heard about the weather, we are told that the temperature in the region is going to dip down to minus 18 degrees Celsius overnight. So that is a real challenge for rescuers. We've also seen the infrastructure, the roads collapsed. have been split in half, many of them, by the shifting ground. So many of them are impassable.

And the Air Force launched this unmanned drone, and it's given us footage of the whole region. And from there, you get an idea of both the region itself, which sits at the base of Mount Everest, but also the challenges ahead, because not only is it remote, these are scattered communities, and their homes really have been shattered recently. by this powerful quake.

And the Air Force launched this unmanned drone, and it's given us footage of the whole region. And from there, you get an idea of both the region itself, which sits at the base of Mount Everest, but also the challenges ahead, because not only is it remote, these are scattered communities, and their homes really have been shattered recently. by this powerful quake.

Yes, the reason we're reporting from Beijing, I'm the China correspondent, but I cannot visit Tibet without permission and a permit from the government. Therefore, it is not easy for me to report on this. I'm totally relying on what we're hearing and seeing from Chinese state media.

Yes, the reason we're reporting from Beijing, I'm the China correspondent, but I cannot visit Tibet without permission and a permit from the government. Therefore, it is not easy for me to report on this. I'm totally relying on what we're hearing and seeing from Chinese state media.

What they're saying is that the rescue effort has been swift, that 1,500 trained search and rescue personnel have been sent along with the army. and that President Xi himself has called for an all-out effort to rescue people, minimise casualties and resettle those whose homes have been damaged.

What they're saying is that the rescue effort has been swift, that 1,500 trained search and rescue personnel have been sent along with the army. and that President Xi himself has called for an all-out effort to rescue people, minimise casualties and resettle those whose homes have been damaged.

When we arrived at the scene, the view was quite disturbing, as you imagine. We saw that the number of casualties was very high.

When we arrived at the scene, the view was quite disturbing, as you imagine. We saw that the number of casualties was very high.