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Saturday, 25 April 2015

Hundreds killed, others trapped in 7.9 magnitude Nepal earthquake

Collapsed building from the earthquake
Kathmandu, a densely populated town located about 50 miles east of Nepal was hit by a 7.9 magnitude tremor in the early hours of Saturday laying to waste numerous buildings including a 19th century historic edifice known as the Bhimsen tower.
The tremor which is recorded as the worst to hit the Himalayan nation in 80 years has also left over 600 people dead, and Nepal in a chaotic state with hundreds more in dire need of medical care with the effects being felt in Pakistan and India’s capital, New Delhi as well as Luknow and Patna, North of India at a magnitude of 5.0.

Reports reaching the US Geological Survey, USGS, said the quake hit at a relatively shallow depth of seven miles at forces ranging from “severe” to “violent,” nearly the highest rating on the intensity scale.
Mohammad Shahab, a resident from Lahore, Pakistan, said he was sitting in his office when the earthquake rocked the city near the border with India.
He said the tremors continued for a while but now the situation was normal. The sustained quake also was felt in India’s capital of New Delhi.
AP reporters in the Indian cities of Lucknow in the north and Patna in the east also reported strong tremors.
Tourists and mountaineers have also been reported missing as the tremors hit Mount Everest and triggered massive avalanches and left no fewer than 30 people injured.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured citizens in a tweet that steps were being taken to properly assess and rescue any of the people affected by the quakes across the country; “News has come in about an earthquake in Nepal. Several parts of India also experienced tremors.
    “We are in the process of finding more information and are working to reach out to those affected, both at home & in Nepal.” The tweets read.
According to a seismological report by the USGS, the M 7.8 Nepal earthquake occurred as the result of thrust faulting on or near the main frontal thrust between the subducting India plate and the overriding Eurasia plate to the north. At the location of this earthquake, the India plate is converging with Eurasia at a rate of 45 mm/yr towards the north-northeast, driving the uplift of the Himalayan mountain range.

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