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Kevin Hester, only just returned from Nepal. Kevin our thoughts go
out to you and to your friends
Hi
everyone, thanks for your wonderful, caring P.M's and posts on the
tragedy in Nepal. I am just home in NZ but in contact with our new
friends in Nepal and trying to wade my way through this. Some of our
friends are ok but suffering enormous damage. Some are missing in
action and I am trying to contact them, please bear with me.
At
least 108 killed, dozens trapped after 7.9-magnitude quake strikes
Nepal
RT,
25
April 2015
A
7.9-magnitude earthquake has struck Nepal and India, killing at least
four people. The most severe damage was seen in Nepal’s capital,
Kathmandu, where buildings collapsed, reportedly causing numerous
injuries.
Shortly
after the earthquake, the USGS raised the initial 7.5-magnitude of
the quake to 7.9.
People wait at a school after a 7.7
magnitude earthquake struck, in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 25, 2015.
(Reuters)
Everyone
is out in the streets of Kathmandu and people are rushing to
hospitals, local media reported.
Reuters
witness said a child has been killed in a town near Kathmandu when a
statue fell in a park. A 15-year-old girl also reportedly died in
India after the tremor brought a house wall down.
The
historic Dharahara (Bhimsen) Tower, dating back to 1832, has
reportedly collapsed in Kathmandu, said witnesses. The 62-meter-high
monument was a part of Architecture of Kathmandu recognized by
UNESCO.
#NEPAL: Historic #Dharahara Tower dating back to 1832 reportedly collapses in #Kathmandu on.rt.com/l9gb80
According
to witnesses at least one body was removed from the tower and a
second lay further up the road. About 50 people are now being trapped
inside the collapsed tower, Nepal media reported.
image from http://earthquake.usgs.gov
Colapsos de construcciones en Katmandú, Nepal. Foto: @khalidkhan787
People are in open space due to fear. #earthquake #Nepal
Some
tremors were reportedly felt in some cities in eastern and northern
India, including the capital, New Delhi, said JL Gautam, Head
Operations Seismology of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
People
were seen running from their houses after the buildings shook for
several minutes in Delhi and parts of the National Capital Region.
Also
tremors were felt in the cities of Patna, Lucknow, Kolkata, Jaipur
and Chandigarh.
The
quake caused an avalanche on Mount Everest, mountaineer Alex Gavan
tweeted from Mount Pumori, about 8km (5 miles) west of Mount Everest,
tweeted.
"Everest
base camp huge earthquake then huge avalanche from [Mount] pumori.
Running for life from my tent. Unhurt. Many many people up the
mountain," Gavan
wrote.
Avalanche
Sweeps Everest in Nepal; 30 Injured
25
April, 2015
A
senior mountaineering guide says an avalanche swept the face of Mt.
Everest after the massive earthquake, while government officials say
at least 30 people have been injured on the mountain.
Ang
Tshering of the Nepal
Mountaineering Association says that the avalanche apparently
occurred between the Khumbu Icefall, a rugged area of collapsed ice
and snow, and the base camp where most climbing expeditions have
their main camps.
While
details are unclear with communications limited to the Everest
region, Tshering says the avalanche did not appear to have hit the
base camp itself.
Nepal's
Home Ministry, meanwhile, says 30 people have been injured on the
mountain, though it was not clear where those injuries have taken
place.
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