The death toll as a result of the major earthquake in Nepal has risen to at least 128. In addition, dozens of other people were injured, a police spokesman in the capital Kathmandu told the German news agency early on Saturday morning. D
The number of victims is likely to rise, especially as there was initially no confirmed information from several areas that were cut off from the outside world. According to measurements from the National Earthquake Monitoring Center (NEMRC), the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.4 and occurred on Friday evening at 11:47 pm local time.
Administrative representative Harischandra Sharma from Jajarkot district, where the center of the earthquake was located, said:
Rescue efforts began in some affected areas shortly after the earthquake. However, the helpers were initially unable to reach other places because roads were blocked by landslides.
The earthquake was also felt in the north of neighboring India, including in the capital New Delhi, as the Times of India and other Indian media reported.
The Himalayan region, in which Nepal is located, is extremely active geologically. There, the Indian continental plate is sliding beneath the Eurasian plate, repeatedly leading to strong earthquakes.
About eight years ago – in the spring of 2015 – a particularly strong earthquake shook the area around the capital Kathmandu and caused numerous buildings to collapse, including UNESCO World Heritage sites. About 9,000 people died and millions were left homeless. (sda/dpa)
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