#NepalEarthquake A baby boy & a girl have been born at #IndianArmy 60 Para Field Hospital in Sinamangal, Kathmandu. pic.twitter.com/4XxbhVlGGB
- Sitanshu Kar (@SpokespersonMoD) May 15, 2015
#NepalEarthquake2 Rebuilding a home at #Barpak, a day after it was flattened. pic.twitter.com/88IbN5EieE
- Sitanshu Kar (@SpokespersonMoD) May 13, 2015
#NepalEarthquake2 Casualties brought from #Charikote to #Kathmandu by #IAF Heptr this evening. pic.twitter.com/eS1V7AmrwG
- Sitanshu Kar (@SpokespersonMoD) May 12, 2015Four earthquakes shook devastated Nepal in quick succession on Tuesday afternoon, the first a massive 7.3 on the Richter scale. 42 people have died in Nepal and nearly a 1000 are injured.
In India, where tremors were felt were felt across Northern and Eastern India, 17 people have died in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, states that border Nepal.
The earthquakes sent terrified residents running onto the streets in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, from buildings already damaged in the massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake that had struck three weeks ago killing more than 8000 people.
Here's a video we have just received from @redcrosscanada near Dhunche, #Nepal, after today's #NepalQuake. pic.twitter.com/R82VlU4PLs
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17 killed in earthquake in India, of them 16 in Bihar; 39 others injured, says Ministry of Home Affairs
A new earthquake and several powerful aftershocks hit devastated Nepal on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people and sending terrified residents running into the streets of the traumatised capital.
The 7.3-magnitude quake struck at 12:35 pm, some 76 kilometres (47 miles) east of Kathmandu, the US Geological Survey said, more than two weeks after a 7.8-magnitude quake which killed more than 8,000 people.
Tuesday's quake was felt as far away as New Delhi, and officials said it caused buildings to collapse in Tibet in neighbouring China.
#NepalEarthquake2 Landslides seen from the recce heptr of IAF, close to #Charikote and in #Lamabagar Valley. pic.twitter.com/SGDW12YF6M
- Sitanshu Kar (@SpokespersonMoD) May 12, 2015#NepalEarthquake2 11 casualities brought...from Mrigu village and #Charikote. pic.twitter.com/gnTJZl6EhD
- Sitanshu Kar (@SpokespersonMoD) May 12, 2015At least 3 dead in Nepal, more than 300 injured, in quake - police http://t.co/NQd63c2Tyw
- Reuters India (@ReutersIndia) May 12, 2015Siliguri (WB): Exam hall vacated after #earthquake, students gave examination in open field. pic.twitter.com/KMLSnLXdK6
- ANI (@ANI_news) May 12, 2015Nepalese authorities ordered the closure of the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu soon after the first earthquake of 7.3 magnitude struck, sparking panic in the Nepal capital.
Jet Airways has announced that it has diverted its flight 9W266 to Lucknow.
People reportedly ran out into safety and the airport was swiftly evacuated. "The airport is closed for operations right now," Birendra Prasad Shrestha, manager at the airport, told AFP.
Videos posted on social media showed people rushing out to the open and crowding the tarmac, many of them talking on the phone soon after the quake struck.
People still standing out on tarmac at KTM airport, a lot of them on the phone #NepalQuake pic.twitter.com/mPHchGiXVI
- Jack Board (@JackBoard) May 12, 2015Four earthquakes shook devastated Nepal in quick succession today, sending terrified residents running onto the streets in the capital of Kathmandu; large tremors were felt across Northern India, including Delhi at about 12.35 pm.
In Delhi, buildings shook and office workers were evacuated. People rushed out of their homes and offices in cities like Gurgaon near Delhi. The metro service in the capital was halted for a few minutes. Two people are reported killed in Bihar, which borders Nepal.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with top officials to review the situation. Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that emergency relief teams are on standby. "India is ready to provide all the support which Nepal would require," the minister told reporters.
A four-storey building collapsed in Nayabazar following the earthquake. Pics: @Dambarks #NepalEarthquake pic.twitter.com/USgAJPN8Dc
- Nepali Times (@nepalitimes) May 12, 2015PM Modi directs all concerned authorities to be on alert for carrying out rescue and relief operations, as required. He took stock of the situation following the quake at a high-level meeting.
Jet Airways flight #9W266 to Kathmandu is diverting to Lucknow because of Kathmandu Airport closure. pic.twitter.com/bvRxMBIG59
- Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) May 12, 2015- In India, the tremors were felt in Delhi, Bihar, Bengal, Sikkim and Himachal. People of Chennai in Tamil Nadu also felt the quake.
- In Delhi, buildings swayed for more than a minute and people ran into the streets. Metro services were halted for some time.
- Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, "Please do not panic and maintain calm. Earthquake situation is being closely monitored and officials are already in the field."
- Home Minister Rajnath Singh also warned against panic. "Whatever help Nepal needs, we will provide it," he told reporters.
- Heavy tremors were felt in Bihar, where over 60 people were killed in the April 25 quake. "We are collecting information from places like Gaya and Madhubani," said a senior official of the National Disaster Response Force.
Please do not panic and maintain calm. Earthquake situation is being closely monitored & officials are already in the field
- Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) May 12, 2015
"Buildings down in Chautara ...Bodies being brought out of buildings," the International Organization of Migration, a United Nations agency, said on its Twitter feed.
Three major landslides were reported in Sindhupalchowk district, whose capital Chautara, with at least 12 people hurt, a district official said.
Sindhupalchowk was the region that suffered the most reported deaths in a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that devastated Nepal on April 25. The epicentre of Tuesday's 7.4 quake was in a remote conservation area between Kathmandu and Mount Everest.
HM spoke to Home Secretary Shri LC Goyal and India's ambassador in Nepal Shri Ranjeet Ray. NDRF has been placed on alert.
- HMO India (@HMOIndia) May 12, 2015News of an earthquake hitting Nepal again has come. Several parts of India also felt the tremors. MHA is collecting more details and info
- Rajnath Singh (@BJPRajnathSingh) May 12, 2015
A huge earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale hit Nepal today at about 12.35 pm, US Geological Survey said; tremors were felt across major swathes of North India, including Delhi, at about 12.40 pm today.
News agency Associated Press reports that today's quake was epicentred between Mount Everest and the Nepali capital of Kathmandu, which was devastated on April 25 by a temblor that weighed in at 7.9.
