Nepal earthquake kills at least 137 as rescuers struggle to find survivors
“India stands in solidarity with the people of Nepal and is ready to extend all possible assistance. Our thoughts are with the bereaved families and we wish the injured a quick recovery”
Rescue workers in Nepal began digging through the rubble of collapsed houses with their hands on Saturday, searching for survivors after the country’s worst earthquake in eight years killed 137 people and shook buildings as far away as New Delhi.
The quake struck the Jajarkot region in the west of the Himalayan
nation at 11:47 p.m. on Friday with a 6.4 magnitude, Nepal’s National
Seismological Center said. ---More...
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