China: magnitude-7 earthquake strikes northern Tibet, killing at least 16 in the Nagqu region

• Nepal

  «Kathmandu is relaying the earthquake in northern Tibet through Chinese dispatches and Reuters, prioritizing the updated tolls and the relief device deployed in Nagqu.»

  What each one tells

  opposition

  Switzerland

  «Bern relays a report that comes almost exclusively from Chinese state media: the Swiss press reports the Tibet earthquake, specifying at each stage who provides the figures.»

• Nepal

  Citing a single Chinese source

  «The Rising Nepal publishes the Xinhua dispatch, whose toll and rescue efforts come from local authorities.»

  Unreconciled tolls

  «Khabarhub reports 32 injured, while the later Xinhua dispatch counts 76, with the headlines not explaining the discrepancy.»

  What the account puts first

  Switzerland

  of territorial control

  «the narrative qualifies the region from the outset by its Chinese administrative status.»

  Relies on state media

  «the human and material toll is based on Chinese official agencies and channels, with no independent corroboration mentioned.»

and the figures

• at least 16 dead

  The Rising Nepal

  Number of deaths

  deaths

  same figure

  at least 16 dead

  Le Temps

• 76 injured

  The Rising Nepal

  Number of injured

  injured

  different figures

  46 injured

  Le Temps