Rescuers search for survivors after quake in Tibet kills at least 126

Jost Kobuschgerman climber

I’m climbing Everest in the winter by myself and...looks like basically I’m the only mountaineer there, in the base camp there’s nobody,

Kobusch told Reuters in a video call

I offer my prayers for those who have lost their lives and extend my wishes for a swift recovery to all who have been injured,

the Nobel peace laureate, who fled to India after a failed 1959 uprising against Chinese rule, said

In 2015, when the earthquake hit, I could not even move,

Manju Neupane, a shop owner in Kathmandu, told BBC Nepali

It felt like even the bed was being lifted,

he said

Rescuers are also racing against time to set up tents for relocated residents in an area where temperatures are forecast to drop,

it added

Here the houses are made from dirt so when the earthquake came … lots of houses collapsed,

said 34-year-old Sangji Dangzhi, whose supermarket in Tingri sustained considerable damage

Some of the older houses collapsed, and a large part of the buildings made from bricks had cracked open, with big fissures,

the 23-year-old told AFP

Even young people couldn’t run out of the houses when the earthquake hit, let alone old people and children,

Tsering Phuntsog said

The United Nations is closely monitoring the situation and stands ready to provide support if requested,

Guterres said in a statement

A total of 95 people have been confirmed dead and 130 others injured as of 3 p.m.,

state-run Xinhua News Agency said

Vladimir Putinrussian President

I was really scared, so I quickly threw on some clothes and ran outside, then called my family to let them know,

Pu, 24, told CNN

I was waiting in line and we heard something – then we realized it was an earthquake. It got stronger and stronger and the windows started shaking,

she told CNN

We have never felt an earthquake that strong before,

she said

It was very strong. People came running out of their houses. You could see the wires from poles shaken loose,

said Bishal Nath Upreti from the Nepal Centre for Disaster Management, a non-government organization in Kathmandu

The tremors were very strong, definitely everyone is panicked,

Rupesh Vishwakarmi, a local district official, told CNN

People around me began to panic and became noticeably tense,

she told CNN

I’ve been planning the trip for a year. But when I finally made it here, I encountered an earthquake. I never thought something like this would happen to me,

she said

It is a big earthquake,

a woman can be heard saying

There were quite a few (rescue vehicles). One after the other they arrived,

Meng added

Vladimir Putinrussian President

Russia shares the grief of those who have lost relatives and close ones as a result of this natural disaster, and hopes for a speedy recovery,

Putin told Xi in a message posted by the Kremlin