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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers transfer the injured at Zhacun Village of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025. (Xinhua via AP)

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers transfer the injured at Zhacun Village of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025. (Xinhua via AP)

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, first responders perform rescue work at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025 (Hu Zikui/Xinhua via AP)

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, first responders perform rescue work at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025 (Hu Zikui/Xinhua via AP)

Exiled Tibetans participate in a candlelit vigil in Dharamshala, India, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in solidarity with the victims of an earthquake that hit a high-altitude Tibet region in western China on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Exiled Tibetans participate in a candlelit vigil in Dharamshala, India, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in solidarity with the victims of an earthquake that hit a high-altitude Tibet region in western China on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Exiled Tibetans participate in a candlelit vigil in Dharamshala, India, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in solidarity with the victims of an earthquake that hit a high-altitude Tibet region in western China on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Exiled Tibetans participate in a candlelit vigil in Dharamshala, India, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in solidarity with the victims of an earthquake that hit a high-altitude Tibet region in western China on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Nepalese people who rushed out of their homes after experiencing an earthquake stand amidst construction material in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Jan.7, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunil Sharma)

Nepalese people who rushed out of their homes after experiencing an earthquake stand amidst construction material in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Jan.7, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunil Sharma)

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, medical workers treat injured people at the temporary tents set up at the People's Hospital in the aftermath of an earthquake in Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Ding Ting/Xinhua via AP)

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, medical workers treat injured people at the temporary tents set up at the People's Hospital in the aftermath of an earthquake in Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Ding Ting/Xinhua via AP)

Exiled Tibetans participate in a candlelit vigil in Dharamshala, India, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in solidarity with the victims of an earthquake that hit a high-altitude Tibet region in western China on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Exiled Tibetans participate in a candlelit vigil in Dharamshala, India, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in solidarity with the victims of an earthquake that hit a high-altitude Tibet region in western China on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Exiled Tibetans participate in a candlelit vigil in Dharamshala, India, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in solidarity with the victims of an earthquake that hit a high-altitude Tibet region in western China on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Exiled Tibetans participate in a candlelit vigil in Dharamshala, India, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in solidarity with the victims of an earthquake that hit a high-altitude Tibet region in western China on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Nepalese people stand after rushing out of their homes after experiencing an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Jan.7, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunil Sharma)

Nepalese people stand after rushing out of their homes after experiencing an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Jan.7, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunil Sharma)

Exiled Tibetans participate in a candlelit vigil in Dharamshala, India, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in solidarity with the victims of an earthquake that hit a high-altitude Tibet region in western China on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Exiled Tibetans participate in a candlelit vigil in Dharamshala, India, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in solidarity with the victims of an earthquake that hit a high-altitude Tibet region in western China on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

A Tibetan woman offers a prayer in the remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake, at a Tibetan camp in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A Tibetan woman offers a prayer in the remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake, at a Tibetan camp in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Tibetan people gather to offer prayers in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake, at a Tibetan camp in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Tibetan people gather to offer prayers in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake, at a Tibetan camp in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescue workers conduct search and rescue for survivors in the aftermath of an earthquake in Changsuo Township of Dingri in Xigaze, southwestern China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Jigme Dorje/Xinhua via AP)

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescue workers conduct search and rescue for survivors in the aftermath of an earthquake in Changsuo Township of Dingri in Xigaze, southwestern China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Jigme Dorje/Xinhua via AP)

Exiled Tibetans participate in a candlelit vigil in Dharamshala, India, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in solidarity with the victims of an earthquake that hit a high-altitude Tibet region in western China on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Exiled Tibetans participate in a candlelit vigil in Dharamshala, India, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in solidarity with the victims of an earthquake that hit a high-altitude Tibet region in western China on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

A Tibetan woman offers a prayer in the remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake, at a Tibetan camp in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A Tibetan woman offers a prayer in the remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake, at a Tibetan camp in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescue workers search for survivors in the aftermath of an earthquake in Changsuo Township of Dingri in Xigaze, southwestern China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Xinhua via AP)

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescue workers search for survivors in the aftermath of an earthquake in Changsuo Township of Dingri in Xigaze, southwestern China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Xinhua via AP)

Exiled Tibetans participate in a candlelit vigil in Dharamshala, India, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in solidarity with the victims of an earthquake that hit a high-altitude Tibet region in western China on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Exiled Tibetans participate in a candlelit vigil in Dharamshala, India, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in solidarity with the victims of an earthquake that hit a high-altitude Tibet region in western China on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

A Tibetan woman offers a prayer in the remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake, at a Tibetan camp in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A Tibetan woman offers a prayer in the remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake, at a Tibetan camp in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Tibetan people gather to offer prayers in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake, at a Tibetan camp in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Tibetan people gather to offer prayers in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake, at a Tibetan camp in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A Tibetan woman lights a butter lamp and offers a prayer in the remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake, at a Tibetan camp in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A Tibetan woman lights a butter lamp and offers a prayer in the remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake, at a Tibetan camp in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A Tibetan woman offers a prayer in the remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake, at a Tibetan camp in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A Tibetan woman offers a prayer in the remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake, at a Tibetan camp in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, medical workers attend to an injured child in the aftermath of an earthquake at the Xigaze People's Hospital in Xigaze City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Wednesday Jan. 8, 2025. (Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua via AP)

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, medical workers attend to an injured child in the aftermath of an earthquake at the Xigaze People's Hospital in Xigaze City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Wednesday Jan. 8, 2025. (Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua via AP)

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, people stand amidst damaged houses in the aftermath of an earthquake in Tonglai Village, Changsuo Township of Dingri in Xigaze, southwestern China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Xinhua via AP)

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, people stand amidst damaged houses in the aftermath of an earthquake in Tonglai Village, Changsuo Township of Dingri in Xigaze, southwestern China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Xinhua via AP)

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, medical workers transfer an injured resident to the emergency room in the aftermath of an earthquake at the Xigaze People's Hospital in Xigaze City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Wednesday Jan. 8, 2025. (Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua via AP)

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, medical workers transfer an injured resident to the emergency room in the aftermath of an earthquake at the Xigaze People's Hospital in Xigaze City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Wednesday Jan. 8, 2025. (Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua via AP)

Butter lamps are seen lit in front of Dalai Lama portrait in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake, at a Tibetan camp in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Butter lamps are seen lit in front of Dalai Lama portrait in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake, at a Tibetan camp in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A Tibetan woman offers a prayer in the remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake, at a Tibetan camp in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A Tibetan woman offers a prayer in the remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake, at a Tibetan camp in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Exiled Tibetans participate in a candlelit vigil in Dharamshala, India, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in solidarity with the victims of an earthquake that hit a high-altitude Tibet region in western China on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Exiled Tibetans participate in a candlelit vigil in Dharamshala, India, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in solidarity with the victims of an earthquake that hit a high-altitude Tibet region in western China on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

A Tibetan man offers a prayer in the remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake, at a Tibetan camp in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A Tibetan man offers a prayer in the remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake, at a Tibetan camp in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A Tibetan woman offers a prayer in the remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake, at a Tibetan camp in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A Tibetan woman offers a prayer in the remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake, at a Tibetan camp in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Tibetan people gather to offer prayers in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake, at a Tibetan camp in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Tibetan people gather to offer prayers in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent earthquake, at a Tibetan camp in Lalitpur, Nepal, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)