Earthquake jolts area near Lhasa, killing at least 9 Earthquake, killing, least, area, Lhasa

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LHASA -- At least nine people were killed in a strong earthquake that jolted a county near Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Monday, the rescue headquarters confirmed early Tuesday morning.
The previous "at least 30" death toll was inaccurate due to unauthoritative sources and needs further check.

A woman with her child walks past the collapsed building in Gedar Village of Yangbajain Township, Damxung County in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 6, 2008. [Xinhua]

Rescuers arrived at Yangyi Village, the worst-hit site in Gedar Township of Damxung County, late Monday night after repairing the road once paralyzed in the 6.6-magnitude tremor.
At least 147 houses in Yangyi and villages in a neighboring county collapsed. Rescuers recovered nine bodies from the debris, and 11 people were seriously injured while eight others received light injuries, Hao Peng, deputy chairman of the autonomous regional government and head of the rescue command, told Xinhua.