A 7.4-magnitude quake has rocked Nepal, followed by two major aftershocks. At least four people have been killed in Nepal. It comes weeks after another disastrous quake left over 8,000 people dead, affecting millions.
Prelim M7.4 earthquake NEPAL May-12 07:05 UTC, updates http://t.co/RSXtr3kD1M, 86
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— USGSted (@USGSted) May 12,
2015
The 7.4 quake that just hit! #NepalQuakepic.twitter.com/htOvG9Cm1B
— Sanjog DUTTA (@sanjogdutta) May
12, 2015
Hundreds of people running of out of Kathmandu airport. Scary
shaking from aftershock #NepalQuakepic.twitter.com/XiIdB0BCCS
— Jack Board (@JackBoard) May
12, 2015
We just had a major aftershock (7.1M) here in Nepal. The ground
was shaking for about 45 seconds. All NetHope… http://t.co/C3uHgraHR0
— Gisli Olafsson (@gislio) May 12,
2015
NEPAL – Patients are carried out of a hospital building as a
new earthquake hits the country.By @PrakashMathema#AFPpic.twitter.com/hCMS8zQycw
— Frédérique Geffard (@fgeffardAFP) May
12, 2015
Our colleagues in Chautara report buildings collapsing there in
the 7.1M aftershock #NepalQuake
— Gisli Olafsson (@gislio) May 12,
2015
“This is a really big one,” Prakash Shilpakar, the owner
of a handicrafts shop in Kathmandu, told Reuters. Shilpakar was trying to call his
parents in the town of Bhaktapur, which was destroyed in the
April devastating earthquake.
Difficult to get across through phones. No electricity. People
carrying umbrellas chairs sitting in the open. Bhaktapur
after #NepalQuake
— Daulat Jha (@daulatjha) May
12, 2015
It comes just a few weeks after a devastating 7.8-magnitude quake
left over 8,000 people killed, and almost 18,000 injured.
READ MORE: Deadly Nepal quake was long
predicted
Around 8 million people in Nepal, which has a total population of
28 million, have been affected by the disaster, the UN estimated.
Some 2 million people still need tents, drinking water, food and
medicine.
READ MORE: Seismic splash: Pool tsunami spillage
in Kathmandu during earthquake
(VIDEO)
The latest tremor struck near the base camp for Everest, and was
felt across the country, including the capital, Kathmandu.
Everest Base Camp was
evacuated after an avalanche caused by the last quake killed 18
climbers. Mountaineers subsequently canceled this year’s Everest
season.
READ MORE: Shocking moment: Avalanche
ripping through Everest camp captured by climbers
(VIDEO)
Shockwaves were also felt as far away as the Indian capital, New
Delhi.
Subway services have been halted in India’s New Delhi and
Calcutta following the latest quake.
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