Monitoring Desk and Meenakhi Rana from Kathmandu : An earthquake measuring 7.9 on richter scale in Nepal caused death toll reaching over 1700.
Nepal has food supply and fuel only for 3 days. Massive help is needed from India and neighboring countries said one reporter from Kathmandu. Lack of communication to remote areas and disruption of road network can cause more deaths as rescue operation is only concentrating Kathmandu. Lack of electricity is also making things difficult for rescue people.
Reports are reaching from smaller towns to Kathmandu about damages and death and the government of Nepal has announced State of emergency in the country. Indian cellphone companies have launched free calls to and from Nepal.
Massive avalanches have been reported at Mount Everest. 10 climbers have reportedly killed at Mountain Everest.Only satellite phones are working in Khambu valley as it has lost normal communication with rest of the country.
Photo of disaster at Everest base camp
10 человек погибли из-за схода снежной лавины с горы #Эверест в #Непал‘е #землетрясение http://t.co/aLY49Qz5Vt pic.twitter.com/F4hNiHcTgE
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Electricity had badly disrupted in Kathmandu and hospitals are working in a bad conditions because of disruption of electricity, lack of medicines and blood.
The land mark of Khatkandu–the historic Dharahara Tower Collapsed in after Earthquake. Tower also called Bhimsen Tower, was a nine-storey, 61.88-metre-tall (203.0 ft) tower at the center of Sundhara in Kathmandu. It was built in 1832 by the then Prime Minister of Nepal Bhimsen Thapa. It was a part of the Architecture of Kathmandu recognized by UNESCO. The tower had a spiral staircase containing 213 steps. The eighth floor held a circular balcony for observers that provided a panoramic view of the Kathmandu valley. The tower had a 5.2 metres (17 ft) bronze mast on the roof. The tower was open to visitors from 2005 to 2015. It may be mentioned that tower was completely destroyed on 15 January 1934 earthquake.
According to Dispatch News Desk news agency and Kantipur television, hospital in and around Kathmandu are full of dead bodies and injured persons.
Over 400 tourists are trapped after collapse of Dharahara Tower or Bhimsen Tower collapsed at the center of Kathmandu. It is a part of Architecture of Kathmandu recognized by UNESCO.
It was built in 1832 by the Prime Minister of the time, Bhimsen Thapa of Nepal, reports eTN United States. The tower had a spiral staircase containing 213 steps. The 8th floor held a circular balcony for observers.
Nepal earthquake triggered an avalanche that struck Everest base camp. http://t.co/InUzbJBWCb
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A video show appeared in social media showed a number of
Up to 400 people, many are expected to be tourists wanting to enjoy a panoramic view of the Kathmandu valley are currently trapped when the Dharahara Tower or Bhimsen Tower collapsed. It was a nine storey (61.88m) tall tower at the center of Kathmandu. It is a part of Architecture of Kathmandu recognized by UNESCO. It was built in 1832 by the Prime Minister of the time, Bhimsen Thapa of Nepal.
The tower had a spiral staircase containing 213 steps. The 8th floor held a circular balcony for observers.
A video appeared on social media and Kantipur television showed a number of temples had been destroyed by by the earthquake. A second 6.5 earthquake was recorded minutes ago by USGS followed the 7.9 hit Kathmandu. An avalanches was reported in the Mount Everest region after the quake.
Nepal state run television has released a list of emergency helplines:
Police Control 100
Metropolitan Police Range (Kathmandu) 4261945/ 4261790
Metropolitan Police Range (Lalitpur) 5521207
Metropolitan Police Range (Bhaktapur) 6614821 Paropakar Ambulance Service 4260859
Lalitpur Redcross Ambulance Service 5545666
Redcross Ambulance Service 4228094
“Deaths have been reported from all regions except the far west. All our security personnel have been deployed to rescue and assist those in need,” the national police spokesman Kamal Singh Bam told a foreign news agency.
The epicenter of the earthquake was 80 kilometers northwest of Kathmandu, and it also caused the collapse of several buildings in the center of Nepal’s capital including centuries-old temples.
The massive tremors were also felt across eastern and northern parts of India, and according to the Indian officials, at least 20 people have so far been killed while dozens have sustained injuries in the countries as a result of the earthquake.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his condolences to those affected by the earthquake.
“The Russian leader expresses words of sincere sympathy and support to the families and friends of the victims and wishes speedy recovery to all those who suffered in the disaster,” said a statement.
Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Nawaz Sharif and Prime Minister of India Narindra Modi have announced immediate relief work and sent rescue parties from their countries to Kathmandu. The repair work of Kathmandu will be done by Pakistan, reports Pakistani state media.
The seismic record of the region, extending back to 1255, suggests that earthquakes of this size occur approximately every 75 years, indicating that a devastating earthquake is inevitable in the long term. The greatest earthquake in the region was in year 2005 when over 70,000 people were killed in earthquake that hit Pakistani administrative Kashmir and Kaghan Valley. Dr. Kamal Banskota of ICIMOD predicted earthquake in the region well before it actually occurred. Read detail research report about October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan and India to click here.
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