Nepal earthquake LIVE: Pushpa Kamal takes stock of situation in affected areas, PM Modi offers condolences
Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal visited the affected areas in the country which suffered destruction and loss of lives on late Friday night. PM Narendra Modi extended condolences on the deaths due to the massive earthquake which has so far claimed over 120 lives.
Nepal earthquake: At least 129 people lost their lives and dozens more sustained injuries as a strong earthquake jolted the northwestern Nepal districts on Friday (November 3) midnight, according to officials. The death count was expected to rise, officials said on early Saturday while noting that communications were cut off with several places. Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal visited affected areas by helicopter and took stock of the situation. Three helicopters have been made ready to fly to the earthquake affected areas carrying medical teams and medicines. These helicopters will be sent from Kathmandu as soon as the weather opens, the officials said. Jajarkot Deputy Mayor Sarita Singh died in earthquake.
“Earthquake of Magnitude: 6.4, Occurred on 03-11-2023, 23:32:54 IST, Lat: 28.84 & Long: 82.19, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Nepal,” NCS posted on X, formerly Twitter on Friday. Nepal’s National Earthquake Monitoring & Research Center said its epicentre was at Jajarkot, which is about 250 miles northeast of the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu.
Tremors also felt in India
The tremors were also felt in New Delhi and the National Capital Region and several other places in India at around the same time when several people were asleep in their homes. Tremors were also felt in other districts in north India including Prayagraj, Faridabad, Gurugram, Bhagpat, Varanasi, Sultanpur, Kushinagar, Gorakhpur, and Mirzapur.
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