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.
Source: Xinhua
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