New Delhi: A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.9 on Richter scale and a major aftershock of 6.6 struck Nepal on Saturday. The quakes also jolted parts of North and Northeast India. Widespread damage is being reported from Nepal.
Here are the live updates:
- There are reports of avalanches at the Mount Everest. Base camp of mountaineers is also reported to have been hit.
- Many historic temples have also been reduced to rubble in Nepal, say reports.
- Kathmandu airport has been shut post the earthquake; all flights have been diverted to India
- Earthquake in Delhi. I appeal to people to maintain calm. Officials out in the field to assess the situation – Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal tweets
- A part of building has collapsed in Siliguri, West Bengal, due to the quake, reports ANI.
- Nepal's Lamjung, the epicentre of the quake, has reportedly flattened and only few buildings there are believed to be standing.
- There are reports of cracks developing at the airport in Kathmandu.
- Dharahara Tower / Bhimsen Tower, a 19th century nine-storey tall tower in Kathmandu, has collapsed, say reports. Nearly 400 people are believed to be trapped.
- Reuters is reporting at least two deaths in the Nepal quake so far.
- The PMO has also spoken to the Indian Embassy in Bhutan in the wake of the earthquake. Embassy is in touch with top Bhutan officials as well – PMO tweet
- PM Modi has spoken to Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav in the wake of the earthquake.
- PMO has tweeted that PM Modi has convened a high-level meeting with ministers and top officials at 3 pm today in the wake of the situation arising due to the earthquake.
- PM Modi has instructed Rajiv Pratap Rudy to take stock of situation in Bihar/UP districts along Nepal border.
- On instructions of PM Modi, all disaster management mechanisms have been activated in districts of Bihar/UP along Nepal border.
- News agency IANS has reported that at least one person was killed when an old building collapsed in the premises of the Indian consulate in Kathmandu. The dead person was a Nepalese national, according to a Nepal-based journalist.
- The USGS has upgraded the magnitude of the first Nepal earthquake to 7.9 with a depth of only 2 kilometres, reports Reuters.
- Dozens of people with injuries are being rushed to the main hospital in central Kathmandu. There are however no immediate estimate on fatalities.
- News agency Associated Press is reporting that walls have toppled and buildings have collapsed in Kathmandu.
- Authorities are not ruling out more aftershocks.
- Sources say major damage is expected at the epicentre of the quake.
- Information is being collected from all districts, everyone is on the field - Nitish Kumar
- Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has asked the state administration to asses the situation following tremors.
- The quakes were also felt in parts of Nepal, say reports.
- Stampede has been reported from Kutchery in Varanasi following the earthquake. More details are awaited.
- Tremors were also felt in North India, in cities like Delhi and Jaipur - Rathore
- The aftershock was of 6.6 magnitude and epicentre was at around the same place at Lamjung in Nepal - Rathore
- The intensity of the initial quake was 5 in Delhi - Rathore
- Earthquake of magnitude 7.5 was felt in north-west of Kathmandu, intense tremors felt in Bihar and West Bengal - LS Rathore, DG, Met department
- The BBC reports some buildings have been damaged in the quake in Nepal but there has been no initial word on any casualties.
- Earthquake of magnitude 7.5 occurred today at 11.41 am between latitude 28.1 North and Longitude 84.6 East. The epicentre was located in Nepal, an IMD statement said.
- Delhi Metro services were briefly suspended after the quake.
- There are reports of widespread damage in Nepal.
- People were seen rushing out of their homes and offices.
- The tremors in Delhi were felt for over a minute.
- In India, tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim.
- The magnitude of the quake in Nepal was recorded at 7.5 on the Richter scale, as per the USGS.
- As per the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the epicentre of the quake was Lamjung in Nepal, 77 kilometres north-west of capital Kathmandu. The depth of the quake was 10 kilometres.
- A major earthquake has struck the North and Northeast India just before noon.
M 7.5 Earthquake
35km E of Lamjung, Nepal
2 hours ago – U.S. Geological Survey
An earthquake with magnitude 7.5 occurred near Pokhara, Nepal at 06:11:25.80 UTC on Apr 25, 2015
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