BaqenA 7.0 quake killed 16, Iran’s state-affiliated Mehr News Agency reported.
Local authorities counted 65 injured, and rescuers are still searching for the missing.
The quake struck Baqen County in Nagqu, southwest China, at 10:33 p.m. Thursday, at high altitude and in low temperatures.
Xi Jinping ordered officials to monitor seismic activity and weather to prevent secondary disasters.
How each outlet framed it
- Mehr News Agency
- centers Xi's instruction to monitor for secondary disasters at high altitude in low temperatures, with the Baqen County toll of 16 dead and 65 injured
Sources: Mehr News Agency