Fresh Tremors of 5.1 Magnitude Rocks In Gorkha Districts Of Nepal

02 May, Kathmandu

Fresh tremors rocked parts of Nepal on Saturday triggering landslides. A 5.1-magnitude aftershock shook Barpak village in Gorkha district near the epicentre of last Saturday’s powerful temblor that had caused widespread destruction.

A woman was injured due to the tremor that was preceded by a 4.5-magnitude aftershock, triggering panic among the people. The second aftershock also led to landslides, adding to the woes of the quake-hit people, many of whom have been forced to stay in the open.

A major landslide occurred at Dolalghat between Sindupal chowk and Kawre district in Kathmandu. A police official said, no injuries have been reported so far.

Meanwhile, the death toll in Nepal’s worst quake in 80 years shot upto over 6,600 and another 14,025 people injured as the government struggled to deal with the massive scale of the disaster.

The Nepal Home Ministry’s national disaster management division said, the figure is expected to go up further, with bodies still being pulled out from under mounds of debris in several areas. The Home Ministry feels that there is unlikelihood of any more survivors in the April 25 quake.