Current:Home > NewsNepal earthquake kills more than 150 people after houses collapse -FinanceMind
Nepal earthquake kills more than 150 people after houses collapse
View
Date:2025-04-14 09:14:10
More than 150 people are dead in Nepal Saturday after an earthquake struck the country's northwest region.
Local media in Nepal reported that most people died after being crushed by debris when their homes crumbled under the tremors late Friday. Homes in the region are usually made by stacking rocks and logs.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake had a preliminary 5.6 magnitude. Nepal’s National Earthquake Monitoring & Research Center said its epicenter was at Jajarkot, about 250 miles northeast of the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu.
Officials predict the death toll will rise, in part because the disaster cut communications.
“The priority is to find the survivors and take them to hospital,” said regional police chief, Bhim Dhakal.
Earthquakes are common in Nepal. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake in 2015 killed some 9,000 people and damaged about 1 million structures.
Rescue operations underway in Nepal
Security officials and villagers worked through the night to pull the dead and injured from fallen houses.
“I was asleep at night and around 10 or 11 at night it started shaking and the house caved. So many houses have collapsed and so many people have been buried,” Tika Ram Rana, who had his head wrapped in a white bandage, told the Associated Press.
Rescue operations are however hampered by mountainous villages only accessible by foot and roads in other parts of the country blocked by earthquake-induced landslides.
Deputy Prime Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha said on Saturday the government is trying to get aid to the affected areas. Tents, food and medicine were being made available to those made homeless by the earthquake.
The quake, which hit when many people were already asleep in their homes, was also felt in India’s capital, New Delhi, more than 500 miles away.
Contributing: Associated Press
veryGood! (6)
Related
- South Korean president's party divided over defiant martial law speech
- Ticks! Ick! The latest science on the red meat allergy caused by some tick bites
- More pollen, more allergies: Personalized exposure therapy treats symptoms
- Joy-Anna Duggar Gives Birth, Welcomes New Baby With Austin Forsyth
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Hi Hi!
- Jessica Alba Shares Sweet Selfie With Husband Cash Warren on Their 15th Anniversary
- Gymshark's Spring Clearance Styles Include $15 Sports Bras, $22 Leggings & More Must-Have Athleticwear
- Collapsed section of Interstate 95 to reopen in 2 weeks, Gov. Josh Shapiro says
- IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
- You're less likely to get long COVID after a second infection than a first
Ranking
- Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie return for an 'Encore,' reminisce about 'The Simple Life'
- All the Bombshell Revelations in The Secrets of Hillsong
- Q&A: Plug-In Leader Discusses Ups and Downs of America’s E.V. Transformation
- Claire Holt Reveals Pregnancy With Baby No. 3 on Cannes Red Carpet
- NFL Week 15 picks straight up and against spread: Bills, Lions put No. 1 seed hopes on line
- The dream of wiping out polio might need a rethink
- This Week in Clean Economy: Green Cards for Clean Energy Job Creators
- This doctor fought Ebola in the trenches. Now he's got a better way to stop diseases
Recommendation
Rams vs. 49ers highlights: LA wins rainy defensive struggle in key divisional game
Trump Administration OK’s Its First Arctic Offshore Drilling Plan
Collapsed section of Interstate 95 to reopen in 2 weeks, Gov. Josh Shapiro says
Jersey Shore's Angelina Pivarnick Reveals Why She Won't Have Bridesmaids in Upcoming Wedding
Trump issues order to ban transgender troops from serving openly in the military
How an abortion pill ruling could threaten the FDA's regulatory authority
Sarah Jessica Parker Shares Sweet Tribute to Matthew Broderick for Their 26th Anniversary
FDA pulls the only approved drug for preventing premature birth off the market