Tibet gov't consoles quake victims with money, free treatment

Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region government is giving 5,000 yuan (733 U.S. dollars) each to the relatives of 10 victims killed in the magnitude-6.6 quake on Monday.

In addition, the injured will receive free treatment, according to a regional government official here on Thursday.

In addition to the deaths, 34 others were injured after the quake jolted Damxung, an outer county of the regional capital Lhasa, at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.

Nine deaths and 19 injuries were reported at the epicenter, mainly women, children and the elderly.

The latest was at a Shannan Prefecture high school that was evacuating students during the quake when a stampede occurred. One teen was killed and 15 others were injured.