Powerful earthquake hits Tibet killing 16 people, reports say

The county is 400km north-east of Tibet's capital, Lhasa.Authorities have declared an emergency and deployed rescue teams to the affected area, where 32 others have also been injured.More than 300 homes had collapsed in the affected area, local reports said, while power in the region had been mostly cut off.Rockfall has forced roads in the region to close, making it more difficult for crews to access affected areas.Tibet and Nepal….

Hundreds of others are still reported missing.

The quake hit a mountainous, sparsely-populated region in north-eastern Tibet.