The tents were lined with quilted padding to hold back the cold in a region with an average altitude of about 4,200 meters (13,800 feet) and where temperatures fall well below freezing overnight.

Tents Arrive for Survivors of a Quake That Killed 126 in Freezing, High-Altitude Tibet BEIJING (AP) — Relief teams in western China shifted their focus to resettling survivors after a search ...

high-altitude Tibet region in western China searched for more survivors and victims Wednesday, one day after a strong earthquake leveled thousands of houses and killed at least 126 people. Tents ...