7 dead in Tibet after quake hits northern India

The earthquake has caused hundreds of landslides that have disrupted traffic, power and water supplies, as well as telecommunications in Yadong county, Tibet, which is 40 km away from Sikkim, the epicenter of the 6.9-magnitude quake.

Local authorities in Xigaze prefecture, who administers Yadong, have mobilized workers to use heavy machinery to clear debris from major roads in order to ensure the expedient transport of relief supplies.

The road traffic to the Himalayan county resumed Monday morning.

Xinhua reporters arriving at the county early Monday morning saw dozens of earthquake victims wrapped in cotton quilts camp on street enduring rain and sleet.

Dianzin Namgyai, secretary of the Xigaze Prefecture committee of the Communist Party of China, on Monday visited victims in Galingang Village, one of the worst hit in the quake. He said all 156 houses in the village were damaged -- leaving villagers homeless; Kazinform cites China Daily.

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