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中国南西部のチベット自治区シガツェで、地震により損壊した家屋（2025年1月7日撮影、提供）。【翻訳編集】 AFPBB News 【AFP＝時事】中国国営・中国中央テレビ（CCTV）によると、チベット自治区で7日に発生した強い地震による死者が同日中に少なくとも126人となった。負傷者は188人で、うち重傷の28人が病院に搬送された。家屋3609棟が倒壊したとしている。 【動画】中国チベットの地震、死者95人に ネパール・インドでも揺れ観測 地震は7日午前9時5分（日本時間同10時5分）に発生。震源地の自治区南部シガツェ市ティンリ県はネパールとの国境に近く、世界最高峰エベレストの北約80キロに位置する山岳地帯。 ティンリの人口は約6万2000人。区都ラサのような都市部と異なり、開発は遅れている。倒壊した家屋の多くは、石や泥レンガ、木材の梁（はり）で建てられていたとみられる。 中国気象局によると、ティンリでは気温は夜間に氷点下16度まで下がると予想されている。 当局は、救助隊員3400人以上、医療従事者340人以上を現地に派遣したと発表。国営新華社通信によれば、中央当局からは綿製テント、キルト、寒冷地用装備などの支援物資が送られた。 ティンリは、ダライ・ラマ14世に次ぐチベット仏教の高位者「パンチェン・ラマ」の伝統的な居住地であるシガツェ市の管轄下にある。ダライ・ラマ14世は地震被害を受け、声明で「深く悲しんでいる」と述べた。【翻訳編集】 AFPBB News ＡＦＰ＝時事 ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊

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