China has almost doubled its tally of injured in Tibet's deadly earthquake as rescuers widened a search on Friday for survivors in a remote county near the foothills of the Himalayas, despite dwindling hopes for survival.

Thousands of rescuers were searching for survivors in freezing conditions Wednesday after a devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 126 people.

More than 400 people trapped by rubble in earthquake-stricken Tibet have been rescued, Chinese officials said, with an unknown number still unaccounted for in freezing weather a day after a strong tremor rocked the Himalayan foothills.

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A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and killing at least 126 people in Tibet. Many others were trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the remote region.

An unknown number of people are still unaccounted for after a tremor rocked the Shigatse region in China's Tibet on Tuesday (January 7) and shifted the region's landscape. But at least 126 people were known to have been killed and 188 injured on the Tibetan side,

Rescuers in China’s Tibet region searched Wednesday for survivors trapped in rubble, a day after a powerful earthquake killed at least 126 people and injured 188 others. Chinese officials said more than 400 people have been rescued so far.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 occurred in Tibet. At least 126 people have died, and nearly 200 are injured. Thousands of residents were forced to leave their homes, and many are still considered missing.

The death toll in Tibet has risen to at least 126 after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the Himalayan foothills. All-out rescue efforts ordered by Chinese President Xi Jinping are still underway.