PHAt least 126 people have been confirmed dead and 188 others injured in the Tuesday morning quake that struck rural, high-altitude Tingri County, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Mount Everest, near China's border with Nepal. More than 3,600 houses have collapsed and over 30,000 residents have been relocated, the official Xinhua News Agency said, adding that the search for trapped victims is ongoing. The temperature in Tingri is currently -11 degrees Celsius (12.2 Fahrenheit), the China Meteorological Administration said. The county sits at an average altitude of 4,500 meters (14,800 feet) above sea level.
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