News brief

Over 47,000 displaced in aftermath of 6.8 magnitude Tibetan earthquake. Authorities moved more than 47,000 people to shelters in earthquake-hit Tibet, Chinese officials said on Jan. 9, while rescuers widen a massive combing effort for survivors near the foothills of the Himalayas, despite slim survival odds. It is not yet clear how many are still missing after the Jan. 7 quake of magnitude 6.8 killed 126 and injured 188. The quake destroyed more than 3,600 homes in Tingri, the rural county at its epicenter, and damaged 27,000 more at an average elevation of more than 13,000 feet, which presents a challenge for rescuers.