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Major Earthquake Strikes Dalai Lama's Hometown

The latest massive earthquake — magnitude 6.9 -- struck a remote area of western China today, a region populated mostly by Tibetans. At least 400 are dead and some 8000 are said to be injured. Professor Robert Barnett directs the Modern Tibetan Studies Program at Columbia University.

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

The latest massive earthquake — magnitude 6.9 -- struck a remote area of western China today, a region populated mostly by Tibetans. At least 400 are dead and some 8000 are said to be injured. Professor Robert Barnett directs the Modern Tibetan Studies Program at Columbia University.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Darrell Satzman
Producer
Robert Barnett
Director of Modern Tibetan Studies, Columbia University

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Major Earthquake Strikes Dalai Lama's Hometown

The latest massive earthquake — magnitude 6.9 -- struck a remote area of western China today, a region populated mostly by Tibetans. At least 400 are dead and some 8000 are said to be injured. Professor Robert Barnett directs the Modern Tibetan Studies Program at Columbia University.

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Major Earthquake Strikes Dalai Lama's Hometown

The latest massive earthquake — magnitude 6.9 -- struck a remote area of western China today, a region populated mostly by Tibetans. At least 400 are dead and some 8000 are said to be injured. Professor Robert Barnett directs the Modern Tibetan Studies Program at Columbia University.

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