Death toll in India-Nepal quake rises to 36

GANGTOK: The death toll from a 6.9 magnitude quake that hit the India-Nepal border has risen to 36, officials said Monday, with fresh reports of at least seven dead in neighbouring Tibet.

At least 15 people were killed in India's northeastern state of Sikkim in Sunday's quake, while building collapses and landslides claimed another nine lives in adjoining Indian states.

Nepalese police said five people were killed in Nepal, and China's official Xinhua news agency reported seven dead in southern Tibet.