After a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Nepal, buildings collapsed, leaving 140 people dead 10 facts
News about the Nepal earthquake: Videos taken at the scene
revealed enormous pieces of furniture strewn about and the crumbling facades of
brick houses with multiple stories.in Kathmandu A significant Nearly 550 kilometers from the epicenter, New Delhi experienced strong earthquake
tremors. The earthquake's magnitude was 6.4.Here are some details regarding the
earthquake in Nepal:
When the earthquake struck late on Friday night, some homes in Jajarkot were destroyed or
flattened. Videos taken there displayed enormous pieces of furniture strewn
about and the crumbling facades of brick houses with multiple stories.
Social media images showed people in the area searching through the debris at night to extract
survivors from the ruins of collapsed homes and structures.
"Houses are falling apart. People bolted from their houses. I am outside among the
residents who are frightened. We are attempting to ascertain the specifics of
the damages," police spokesman Santosh Rokka said.
Officials are having trouble getting in touch with parts of Jajarkot, a steep district with
190,000 people and communities dispersed over isolated hills, even as rescue
efforts are ongoing.Information has a hard time getting through because of the
districts' remote locations. Gopal Chandra Bhattarai, a spokesman for the
Karnali Province police, told AFP that "some roads had been blocked by
damage, but we are trying to reach the area through alternate routes."
The army of Nepal has also been sent in to support the search and rescue efforts.
In order to expedite the airlifting of injured people from damaged areas, all
heli-operators in Nepal have been instructed to be on standby, and routine
flight movement has been suspended.
Pushpa Kamal, the prime minister of Nepal, expressed "his deep sorrow over the human and
physical damage caused by the earthquake".Located in a geologically active
area where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates merge to form the Himalayas,
Nepal is prone to frequent earthquakes.Two earthquakes in Nepal in 2015 claimed
the lives of nearly 9,000 people. Over a million homes were destroyed, reducing
entire cities, centuries-old temples, and other historic landmarks to ruins,
causing $6 billion in damage to the national economy.