Rescue work has resumed to find
victims and survivors of the latest
deadly earthquake to hit Nepal.
At least 65 people died in Nepal and
nearly 2,000 were hurt in Tuesday's 7.3
magnitude quake, with fears the figures
could rise. At least 17 died in India.
A search continues for a missing US aid
helicopter with eight people on board.
Thousands of Nepalis spent the night in
the open. Many have not returned to their
homes since a 7.8 magnitude quake on 25
April that killed over 8,000.
Tuesday's earthquake was centred about
76km (47 miles) east of the capital,
Kathmandu, near the town of Namche
Bazaar.
A second tremor of 6.3-magnitude hit
Nepal 30 minutes later and numerous
other aftershocks continued into
Wednesday morning.
The main quake was felt in northern India,
Tibet and Bangladesh. India's home
ministry said 16 people had been killed in
the state of Bihar, and one more in Uttar
Pradesh. Officials in China said one person
was confirmed dead in Tibet.
Nepal's districts of Dolakha and
Sindhupalchowk, east of the capital, were
initially listed as the worst hit, with
officials confirming 26 fatalities, 20 of
them in the town of Charikot.
But the true extent of the casualties and
damage remains unclear.
Home Minister Bam Dev Gautam said:
"Many houses have collapsed in Dolakha...
there is a chance that the number of dead
from the district will go up."
Regine Kopplow, a German aid worker in
Charikot said: "I saw a woman in the
building opposite jump from the third
floor who suffered injuries to her leg,
elbow and hand.
"People stayed outside, the shaking
continued. Some people were crying,
hugging each other."
The US military said a Marine Corps Huey
helicopter involved in disaster relief
efforts had gone missing while
working in the vicinity of Charikot.
The Pentagon said there were six US
Marines and two Nepali soldiers on board.
It said there was as yet no sign of a crash
and the craft may have landed safely, amid
reports of fuel issues.
A Nepalese army helicopter is searching
for the missing aircraft.
The Red Cross said it had received reports
of many casualties in the town of Chautara
in Sindhupalchowk, where it has a
hospital and which has become a hub for
humanitarian aid.
Spokeswoman Nichola Jones said:
"Hundreds of people are pouring in. They
are treating dozens for injuries and they
have performed more than a dozen
surgeries."
At least two major buildings collapsed in
Kathmandu, with at least three people
rescued.
But there have been other reports of
landslides and fallen buildings in towns
and villages outside the capital.
Save the Children said Gorkha, close to
the epicentre of the 25 April quake, had
been hit by new landslides. A
spokeswoman told the BBC its staff had
been "dodging huge rocks rolling off the
hillside".
Residents of Namche Bazaar said there
was some damage there but no reports of
deaths.
The BBC's Navin Singh Khadka says local
officials in the Everest region report very
few tourists are still in the area following
the 25 April quake.
Many residents of the capital and other
towns spent Tuesday night outdoors, too
scared to return to homes.
Dipak Koirala, who lives in Ramechhap
district, told AFP news agency: "I was
thinking of moving to a rented room, but
today was so scary I can't risk my family's
life."
Sulav Singh, who lives in Kathmandu, told
the Associated Press: "I thought I was
going to die this time. Things were just
getting back to normal, and we get this
one."
Politicians on Tuesday fled Nepal's
parliament chamber in Kathmandu as the
quake hit.
Prime Minister Sushil Koirala said later:
"At an hour of a natural disaster like this,
we have to face it with courage and
patience."
The BBC's Yogita Limaye, who was in
Nepal's mountains when the latest
earthquake struck, said: "The earth shook
and it shook for a pretty long time.
"I can completely understand the sense of
panic. We have been seeing tremors - it's
been two-and-a-half weeks since the first
quake. But this one really felt like it went
on for a really long time. People have been
terrified."
victims and survivors of the latest
deadly earthquake to hit Nepal.
At least 65 people died in Nepal and
nearly 2,000 were hurt in Tuesday's 7.3
magnitude quake, with fears the figures
could rise. At least 17 died in India.
A search continues for a missing US aid
helicopter with eight people on board.
Thousands of Nepalis spent the night in
the open. Many have not returned to their
homes since a 7.8 magnitude quake on 25
April that killed over 8,000.
Tuesday's earthquake was centred about
76km (47 miles) east of the capital,
Kathmandu, near the town of Namche
Bazaar.
A second tremor of 6.3-magnitude hit
Nepal 30 minutes later and numerous
other aftershocks continued into
Wednesday morning.
The main quake was felt in northern India,
Tibet and Bangladesh. India's home
ministry said 16 people had been killed in
the state of Bihar, and one more in Uttar
Pradesh. Officials in China said one person
was confirmed dead in Tibet.
Nepal's districts of Dolakha and
Sindhupalchowk, east of the capital, were
initially listed as the worst hit, with
officials confirming 26 fatalities, 20 of
them in the town of Charikot.
But the true extent of the casualties and
damage remains unclear.
Home Minister Bam Dev Gautam said:
"Many houses have collapsed in Dolakha...
there is a chance that the number of dead
from the district will go up."
Regine Kopplow, a German aid worker in
Charikot said: "I saw a woman in the
building opposite jump from the third
floor who suffered injuries to her leg,
elbow and hand.
"People stayed outside, the shaking
continued. Some people were crying,
hugging each other."
The US military said a Marine Corps Huey
helicopter involved in disaster relief
efforts had gone missing while
working in the vicinity of Charikot.
The Pentagon said there were six US
Marines and two Nepali soldiers on board.
It said there was as yet no sign of a crash
and the craft may have landed safely, amid
reports of fuel issues.
A Nepalese army helicopter is searching
for the missing aircraft.
The Red Cross said it had received reports
of many casualties in the town of Chautara
in Sindhupalchowk, where it has a
hospital and which has become a hub for
humanitarian aid.
Spokeswoman Nichola Jones said:
"Hundreds of people are pouring in. They
are treating dozens for injuries and they
have performed more than a dozen
surgeries."
At least two major buildings collapsed in
Kathmandu, with at least three people
rescued.
But there have been other reports of
landslides and fallen buildings in towns
and villages outside the capital.
Save the Children said Gorkha, close to
the epicentre of the 25 April quake, had
been hit by new landslides. A
spokeswoman told the BBC its staff had
been "dodging huge rocks rolling off the
hillside".
Residents of Namche Bazaar said there
was some damage there but no reports of
deaths.
The BBC's Navin Singh Khadka says local
officials in the Everest region report very
few tourists are still in the area following
the 25 April quake.
Many residents of the capital and other
towns spent Tuesday night outdoors, too
scared to return to homes.
Dipak Koirala, who lives in Ramechhap
district, told AFP news agency: "I was
thinking of moving to a rented room, but
today was so scary I can't risk my family's
life."
Sulav Singh, who lives in Kathmandu, told
the Associated Press: "I thought I was
going to die this time. Things were just
getting back to normal, and we get this
one."
Politicians on Tuesday fled Nepal's
parliament chamber in Kathmandu as the
quake hit.
Prime Minister Sushil Koirala said later:
"At an hour of a natural disaster like this,
we have to face it with courage and
patience."
The BBC's Yogita Limaye, who was in
Nepal's mountains when the latest
earthquake struck, said: "The earth shook
and it shook for a pretty long time.
"I can completely understand the sense of
panic. We have been seeing tremors - it's
been two-and-a-half weeks since the first
quake. But this one really felt like it went
on for a really long time. People have been
terrified."
Source; BBC News
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