Police spokesman Kamal Singh Bam says that the death toll in Saturday's earthquake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 7.8, is expected to rise.
Besides Nepal, 30 people are dead in neighbouring countries.
The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.8 struck before noon and was most severely felt in the capital as well as the densely populated Kathmandu Valley. A magnitude-6.6 aftershock hit about an hour later, and smaller aftershocks continued to ripple through the region for hours.
Dozens of people with injuries were being brought to the main hospital in central Kathmandu.
Pushpa Das, a labourer, ran from the house when the first quake struck but could not escape a collapsing wall that injured his arm.
"It was very scary. The earth was moving ... I am waiting for treatment but the (hospital) staff is overwhelmed," he said, gingerly holding his right arm with his left hand. As he spoke dozens of more people showed up with injuries, mostly from falling bricks.
The earthquake also shook several cities across northern India, and was felt as far away as Lahore in Pakistan, Lhasa in Tibet, and in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Following the quake, Kathmandu's international airport was shut down.
While the extent of the damage and the scale of the disaster are yet to be ascertained, the quake will likely put a huge strain on the resources of this poor country best known for Everest, the highest mountain in the world. The economy of Nepal, a nation of 27.8 million people, is heavily dependent on tourism, principally trekking and Himalayan mountain climbing...
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25/4/15
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- Magnitude Mw 7.8
Region NEPAL
Date time 2015-04-25 06:11:26.3 UTC
Location 28.28 N ; 84.79 E
Depth 10 km
Distances:
Date time 2015-04-25 06:11:26.3 UTC
Location 28.28 N ; 84.79 E
Depth 10 km
Distances:
- 83 km NW of Kathmandu, Nepal / pop: 1,442,271 / local time: 11:56:26.3 2015-04-25
- 75 km NE of Bharatpur, Nepal / pop: 107,157 / local time: 11:56:26.3 2015-04-25
Source parameters reviewed by a seismologist
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- M7.8 - 34km ESE of Lamjung, Nepal
Time
- 2015-04-25 06:11:26 (UTC)
- 2015-04-25 09:11:26 (UTC+03:00)
Nearby Cities
- 34km (21mi) ESE of Lamjung, Nepal
- 58km (36mi) NNE of Bharatpur, Nepal
- 73km (45mi) E of Pokhara, Nepal
- 76km (47mi) NW of Kirtipur, Nepal
- 77km (48mi) NW of Kathmandu, Nepal
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Au moins 450 morts après un violent séisme au Népal...
ReplyDeleteUn puissant séisme de magnitude 7,9 a secoué le Népal, samedi, qui a notamment ébranlé la capitale Katmandou. Un bilan provisoire fait état d'au moins 450 morts. De fortes secousses ont également été ressenties dans le nord de l'Inde voisine.
Un très violent séisme a frappé, samedi 25 avril, le centre du Népal, provoquant la destruction d'habitations à Katmandou, la capitale, et faisant au moins 450 morts selon la police népalaise.
La secousse s'est produite à 80 km à l'est de la ville touristique de Pokhara, selon l’Institut américain de géophysique (USGS), qui a estimé sa magnitude à 7,9 sur l'échelle de Richter.
Un journaliste de Reuters en poste à Katmandou a vu plusieurs immeubles s'effondrer et des maisons réduites à l'état de ruines. "Tout le monde est dans la rue, les gens se précipitent à l'hôpital", a-t-il dit, décrivant des blessés aux membres fracturés. Le tremblement de terre s'est produit à 06h11 GMT, à 77 km au nord-ouest de la capitale, où des familles se sont ruées à l'extérieur des habitations, selon les médias.....france24.com
14 aftershocks jolt Nepal after massive earthquake...
ReplyDeleteNepal was jolted by fourteen aftershocks of varied magnitude following a powerful earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter Scale, which rattled the Himalayan nation on Saturday.
The US Geological Survey said the epicentre was in Nepal's Lamjung district, some 75 km northwest of capital Kathmandu.
Aftershocks were felt more than two hours after the earthquake.
Some of the epicentres of the aftershocks were at 28 km south-southeast of Kodari (5.1 magnitude), 49 km east of Lamjung (6.6), 25 km north-northeast of Nagarkot (5.5), 5 km southeast of Panaoti (4.8), 15 km north-northeast of Nagarkot (5.0) and 25 km south of Kodari (5).
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
25/4/15
Séisme au Népal : 19 fortes secousses en trois heures...
ReplyDeleteLe Népal a été frappé par un très important tremblement de terre, samedi 25 avril à 11h56 (8h11 à Paris), d'une magnitude de 7,8, selon les relevés de l'Institut américain de géophysique (USGS). Il a été suivi par au moins dix-huit répliques, dont une de magnitude 6,6.
lemonde.fr
Over 876 dead as M7.9 quake rips Nepal, toppling homes, famed ancient temples...
ReplyDeleteKATHMANDU – A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on Saturday, causing massive damage in the capital, Kathmandu, with strong tremors felt across neighboring countries.
The death toll had risen to over 870 as of Saturday night, according to police.
“The toll from the earthquake has jumped to 876, including 524 from the Kathmandu valley,” police spokesman Kamal Singh Bam said. “Rescue efforts are still underway. We fear that the toll might rise as we dig through the rubble.”
Television footage showed that large numbers of offices and homes had collapsed in Kathmandu and roads had been split in two by the force of the impact.....japantimes.co.jp
25/4/15