Tibet suffers devastating ripple effects

20 Chinese killed, thousands affected; massive rescue operation underway

Twenty Chinese people were killed in the Tibet autonomous region as result of shock waves related to a magnitude-8.1 earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday. At least 55 others in Tibet were injured. Four people were missing, as of noon on Sunday. The death toll in Nepal has risen to at least 2,200, according to media reports.

In Tibet, some places remained inaccessible on Sunday, as roads were blocked by landslides. More than 200,000 residents in the southern areas of the region, near the quake zone, were affected. About 7,000 people from Nyalam county and 5,000 from Gyirong county, two border areas near Nepal, have been evacuated, authorities said.