India Sikkim Tibet border region earthquake affected communication cable break

Beijing at 20:40 on the 18th place in India, Sikkim's 6.8 earthquake affected China's Tibet border.

According to the Tibet Autonomous Regional Seismological Bureau news, the earthquake epicenter 40 kilometers from the Chinese border, the majority felt in Tibet. It was learned that the Sino-Indian border in the region of Yadong County of Tibet Shigatse communication cable break, as of press time reporter, Yadong county phone still can not get through, but about 70 km away from the Yadong county can still pass the town of Parry mobile phone, the people of Lhasa, said Thubten, his family said a relative called from Parry Parry serious cracks in some houses.

According to another branch Shigatse Tibet Mobile news, Shigatse mobile repair teams have been organized along the branch leading to the East Asia Emergency maintenance of communication cable lines. Shigatse Prefecture secretary Tenzin Namgyal has a working group to East Asia with border patrol and disaster situations. Tibet Earthquake Bureau Cao Zhong, deputy inspector has the right to lead the team rushed to the earthquake site Yadong, Tibet branch of Xinhua News Agency has sent a reporter went to the night squad Yadong County.

According to the County of Shannan Prefecture in central Luozha in Zhuoga introduction, the earthquake was felt strongly Luozha County, but the border regions and towns smooth communication, the damage is further verified.

Up to now, has not yet received the earthquake led to the Chinese border areas of Tibet reported casualties.