Earthquake has caused massive devastation in Nepal. Many buildings have collapsed due to this 6.4 magnitude earthquake that occurred late on Friday night. 129 people have died. The death toll may still increase.
6.4 तीव्रता के भूकंप से नेपाल में भीषण तबाही, 129 की मौत, सैकड़ों घायल
At least 129 people were killed and more than 100 were injured in a 5.6 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal at midnight on Friday. The officers provided this information.
The earthquake struck western Jajarkot district at around 2:02 a.m. local time (1802 GMT Friday) at a depth of 18 km, Xinhua news agency quoted the US Geological Survey as saying. According to the National Center for Seismology, the intensity of the earthquake was measured at 6.4 on the Richter scale.
The quake killed at least 35 people in Rukum district and 34 others in neighboring Jajarkot district, officials said. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal expressed grief over the loss of life and property in the earthquake and ordered immediate rescue and relief operations in a post on social media. Let us tell you that in the earthquake of 7.8 magnitude that occurred in 2015, about 9,000 people were killed and more than five lakh houses were damaged in the hilly country.
The effect of strong earthquake has been seen in India. Its tremors were felt from entire North India to Delhi-NCR.
According to the report, after feeling the tremors of the earthquake, people came out of their homes and reached safe places. However, no information about any damage has been revealed at present. More details are awaited.
Third earthquake in Nepal in last one month
Let us tell you that a strong earthquake has occurred in Nepal for the third time in the last one month. The devastation caused by the 6.2 magnitude earthquake that occurred last month at 2:51 pm had not yet been compensated when this 6.4 magnitude earthquake once again wreaked havoc in Nepal. The epicenter of the 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Nepal was in Chainpur in Bajhang area.
Due to the earthquake in Nepal, there were many incidents of landslides and house collapse and cracking. The good thing is that there was not much damage. Earthquake tremors were also felt in entire North India including Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan.
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