Earthquake survivors in Tibet mourn loss of treasured heritage
Rescuers hold a 13-year-old Tibetan girl who had been buried in the ruins of a collapsed hotel for more than 50 hours after an earthquake, hit Yushu, in the Qinghai province of China.
As the wall shook around him, Sonam Dandron snatched up his grandson and fled their home. Without a thought for his son, daughter and other relatives, he ran to check on a revered Buddhist lama living nearby on the hillside.
Three of his young grandchildren died when the quake struck Yushu Tibetan prefecture on Tuesday morning, wiping out Taklung monastery and its surrounding community. Yesterday, it emerged the death toll throughout the region had risen to 1,144. Many residents believe it is higher, citing the number of dead bodies they have seen gathered at various spots.
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