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| Hundreds Killed in Nepal Earthquake |
| Hundreds Killed in Nepal Earthquake, Tremors Across North India
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| INDIA
, 25-April-2015
6:43:40 AM |
| At least 100 people are feared dead in a massive earthquake of 7.9 magnitude which hit large parts of Nepal on Saturday, the government said. Major tremors were felt for nearly a minute across large swathes of Northern India including Delhi. 14 people have died in Bihar; 40 children have been injured after their school was damaged in Bengal's Malda town.
This earthquake of magnitude 7.9 was the worst to hit Nepal in 80 years. The capital of Kathmandu has been left devastated with roads split open, and homes and iconic landmarks collapsed into rubble. There was little information coming from the outlying areas of the mountainous country and helicopters were circling overheard to get a sense of the damage.
A shallow quake like this morning's is usually more dangerous because the amount of energy released is focused over a smaller area.
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At the main hospital in Kathmandu, people with broken limbs and arms were being rushed in for treatment. It was unclear how many people were injured.
The historic Dharara Tower built in the 19th century in Kathmandu collapsed, trapping at least 50 people, Nepal media reported. The tower had been open to visitors for the last 10 years and had a viewing balcony on its eighth floor. Witnesses spoke of dead bodies being removed from the site.
Photographs from Kathmandu posted online showed buildings left in rubble, large cracks along roads and residents sitting in the street holding babies.
The US Geological Survey said the quake, initially measured at 7.7 but upgraded to 7.9 magnitude, struck 80 km east of Pokhara
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