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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

A Magnitude of 7.3 Earthquake Strikes Eastern Nepal Tuesday May 12,2015

 
A massive earthquake shook Nepal this morning Tuesday May 12,2015, killing dozens of people and sending thousands more in the capital Kathmandu rushing out in to the streets.

Nepalese people gather in the streets of Kathmandu after the 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit the country
Aftershocks of 5.6 and 6.3 magnitude hit Nepal less than an hour after this morning's original earthquake 
Fear: Thousands of people in Kathmandu rushing out in to the streets following this morning's quake 
Making contact: A man speaks on his mobile phone in central Kathmandu following this morning's earthquake in Nepal 
 Fear: Thousands of people in Kathmandu rushing out in to the streets following this morning's quake

Nepalese people stand in the streets of Kathmandu after the 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit the country 

 People gather in a temporary shelter in the city of Bhaktapur following the morning's quakes
People gather in a temporary shelter in the city of Bhaktapur following the morning's quakes


The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 7.3 and struck in an isolated, conservation area 42 miles west of the town of Namche Bazar, close to Mount Everest and the border with Tibet.

A Nepalese government official says the death toll from the massive earthquake has risen to at least 36. Laxmi Dhakal added that the quake also left at least 981 people injured after it triggered landslides and caused buildings to collapse.

At least five more people were killed in Indian states bordering Nepal - one in Uttar Pradesh and four in Bihar, officials said, and Chinese media reported one person died in Tibet after rocks fell on a car. 
Shockwaves were felt over thousands of miles and as far apart as Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, and the Indian capital New Delhi, where buildings swayed for more than a minute and people scurried into the streets.

It comes less than three weeks after a devastating 7.8 magnitude quake killed more than 8,000 people and destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes in the region.

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