Tibetans in Nepal offer prayers for those killed in deadly quake

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Tibetans in Nepal gathered in the capital city of Kathmandu on Wednesday (January 8) to offer prayers for victims killed in a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Tibet.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Tibetans in Nepal gathered in Kathmandu on Wednesday to offer prayers for victims killed

00:06in a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Tibet.

00:09The devotees chanted prayers while spinning hand-held prayer wheels.

00:13The quake, one of the region's strongest in years, struck Tengri in Tibet, 80 kilometers

00:38north of Mount Everest, and shook buildings in Nepal, Bhutan and India.

00:43At least 126 people were killed and 188 injured in Tibet, while no fatalities were reported

00:50in Nepal or neighboring regions.

00:52Chinese officials said more than 400 people trapped under rubble in earthquake-stricken

00:56Tibet have been rescued, while an unknown number remain missing as freezing temperatures

01:01hamper rescue efforts a day after the quake.

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