Katmandu, the capital of Nepal, has been hit
the hardest. It is an area which is one of the most seismically hazardous
regions in the world. An
earthquake's power increases by 10 times with each increase in the number of
its scale. As many as 900 of the 1000 homes of Laprak and Barpak, situated near
the epicentre, were destroyed.
The quake resulted in an avalanche on Mount
Everest and at least 18 people have died. 200 climbers have been
rescued. Hundreds of people were trapped under the rubble.
According to officials, the number of causalities
can possibly still rise, especially in the more remote, mountainous area in the
western part of Nepal. Nepal
wasn’t the only place that was hit. Many people in China as well as India have
also been reportedly killed.
On Sunday people feared aftershocks that could
possibly hit overnight and slept in parks and on streets for fear of being
crushed indoors.
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