Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Another major earthquake has hit Nepal near the Chinese border between the capital of Kathmandu and Mount Everest.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit with a magnitude of 7.4 in an isolated, conservation area just after lunch Tuesday.

It comes after an earthquake on April 25 killed more than 8,150 people and injured more than 17,860 as it flattened mountain villages and destroyed buildings.

Tuesday's quake was deeper, however, coming from a depth of 18.5 kilometers (11.5 miles) versus the April 25th quake that hit 15 kilometers (9.3 miles). More shallow earthquakes tend to cause more damage at the surface.

In the capital of Kathmandu, the quake sent Nepalese people rushing outside of their homes into the streets. Police gave no immediate estimates of damage.

Strong shaking was also felt across northern India. In the Indian capital of New Delhi, people scrambled outdoors while buildings swayed.


 At least four people have been killed in a central Nepalese town after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake shook the nation.
It comes just weeks after a devastating quake killed more than 8,000 people and damaged hundreds of thousands of buildings.

The four people died in Chautara in Sindhupalchowk district, north of the capital Kathmandu, after several buildings collapsed, a spokesman for the International Organization for Migration said. 


The new quake also triggered at least three big landslides  
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12/5/15
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4 comments :

  1. Selon le dernier bilan officiel, seize personnes auraient été tués. Beaucoup étaient dans la ville de Chautara au moment du séisme...

    "Des immeubles effondrés à Chautara... Cette cité est proche de l'épicentre du tremblement de terre, localisé par l'institut de veille géologique américain USGS.

    Des corps sont retirés des décombres", explique l'Organisation pour les migrations des Nations unies (OIM). Une douzaine de blessés auraient aussi été comptabilisés.....lesechos.fr

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  2. Die Zahl der bestätigten Toten bei dem schweren Nachbeben im Himalaya steigt auf 23. ..

    17 Tote seien bislang in Nepal geborgen worden, sagt Polizeisprecher Kamal Singh Bam in Kathmandu. Mehr als 600 Menschen seien verletzt worden. Im Nachbarland Indien kamen nach offiziellen Angaben drei Mädchen bei Hauseinstürzen ums Leben. In China starb eine Frau, als sie von herabstürzenden Steinen erschlagen wurde.

    Weitere Tote werden befürchtet. Polizeikommissar S.P. Magar sagt, am Neuen Markt in Nepals Hauptstadt Kathmandu sei ein fünfstöckiges Haus in sich zusammengestürzt. „Wir fürchten, dass es Tote gibt, denn unter dem Gebäude stand ein Taxi. Wir versuchen, es zu finden. Bislang hatten wir kein Glück.“...welt.de

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  3. Séisme au Népal - L'Inde également secouée: 17 morts...

    (Belga) Dix-sept personnes sont décédées et 39 ont été blessées en Inde à la suite du nouveau séisme qui a secoué le Népal mardi, ont indiqué des sources officielles. Quarante morts étaient recensés au Népal.

    Seize personnes ont perdu la vie dans l'État de Bihar alors qu'une victime supplémentaire a été recensée dans l'État d'Uttar Pradesh, a indiqué un porte-parole du ministère indien du Logement. De nombreuses maisons et immeubles se sont effondrés dans ces régions......rtl.be

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  4. Nepal's PM says country wasn't prepared for second strong quake...

    Nepal - Nepal has been overwhelmed by its second massive earthquake in less than three weeks, its prime minister said Thursday as he visited this normally placid foothills town, now a centre for frightened villagers desperate for government help.

    Thousands of people now crowd the streets of Charikot, the administrative centre of the isolated district hit hardest by Tuesday's magnitude-7.3 quake, which killed at least 96 people and injured more than 2,300. The magnitude-7.8 earthquake that hit April 25 killed more than 8,150 people, injured tens of thousands more and left hundreds of thousands homeless.

    “After the first quake, we were not prepared for a second one so big,” Prime Minister Sushil Koirala told reporters after arriving in Charikot by helicopter.....AP....http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/nepal-s-pm-says-country-wasn-t-prepared-for-second-strong-quake-1.2373346
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