A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and killing at least 126 people in Tibet.

Mountaineers who have trained and had their sights set on climbing to the summit of Mount Everest this month will have to postpone their expedition.

Videos posted by China's Ministry of Emergency Management ... About 50 aftershocks were recorded in the three hours after the earthquake, and the Mount Everest scenic area on the Chinese side ...

The number of dead from the severe earthquake in the region around Mount Everest rose to 95 on Tuesday, China's state news agency Xinhua reported as more bodies were recovered. A further 130 people ...

A deadly earthquake struck near the city ... remote high-altitude region about 50 miles northeast of Mount Everest, which straddles the China-Nepal border. NBC News' Janis Mackey Frayer reports ...

A powerful earthquake struck Tibet this week, estimated between 6.8 and 7.1 magnitude. Its effects were devastating. Witnesses shared footage of rubble-strewn streets of a city in the Himalayas region ...

The US Geological Survey said the earthquake measured magnitude 7.1 and was relatively shallow at a depth of about 10 kilometres (six miles). China recorded the magnitude as 6.8. The epicentre was ...

China's Ministry of Emergency Management ... About 150 aftershocks were recorded in the nine hours after the earthquake, and the Mount Everest scenic area on the Chinese side was closed.

China recorded the magnitude as 6.8. The ... About 50 aftershocks were recorded in the three hours after the earthquake, and the Mount Everest scenic area on the Chinese side was closed after ...

China's Earthquake Networks Center recorded the ... were recorded in the nine hours after the earthquake, and the Mount Everest scenic area on the Chinese side was closed.Chinese leader Xi Jinping ...