Tuesday, September 20, 2011


Up to this point, there were 40 people killed after three terrible earthquake shook the border region of India - Nepal.

Meanwhile, heavy rain along with several eroded areas are causing serious barrier to the deployment of rescuers to the crash area.
According to the latest information posted on the Times of India , among 40 people killed, 19 people living in Sikkim, five people in West Bengal, two people in Bihar, 7 of 7 people in Nepal and Tibet. Rescue teams are quickly deployed to the area in distress to rescue the injured and looking for people who are missing.
Earthquake death toll in India, Nepal increased 40
Earthquake death toll in India, Nepal increased 40
The earthquake victims were taken to emergency.
According to people in affected areas, at least 20 aftershocks had bothered them during the night, after three strong earthquakes repeatedly occurred before. The fear, the shock and aftershocks have caused people to continually poured out into the street the night.
Three consecutive earthquakes separated by only about an hour, which matches the most powerful 6.9 magnitude Richter scale occurred just north of the state of Sikkim, India, near the border with Nepal on Sunday at 18h10 local time .
The report few hours ago, said 13 people in India and in Nepal have killed five people after strong earthquakes strike the region. Among Nepal killed five people have been killed by a wall collapsed at the British Embassy.
Fears death toll will skyrocket by the authorities has come true after the bodies were discovered in a row under the rubble. Buildings collapsed, roads buckled his cracking scene has created chaos in places affected by the earthquake.
According to witnesses, they felt the powerful waves shake when the earthquake struck. These people were in panic to find ways to run out of swaying buildings are threatened collapse. Police have revealed, so too should panic over a dozen people who had risked his life jumping from building windows are shaking and wounded.
At least two buildings in Sikkim has collapsed after the earthquake and dozens of other buildings were severely fractured foot. The authorities fear the casualties will likely rise as rescuers in reviewing the wreckage.
Earthquake death toll in India, Nepal increased 40
Earthquake death toll in India, Nepal increased 40
Vehicles were destroyed.
Early morning today, 300 civilians and 20 Indian tourists were rescued after the efforts of rescue teams in the region near the Chinese border.
Initially, the Department of the United States Geological Survey rated the earthquake magnitude 6.8, but improved to a level 6.9 hours later. The remaining two earthquakes are evaluated at 4.8 and 4.6 magnitude.
Scattered heavy rain accompanied by landslides caused by aftershocks in many areas has caused many difficulties for rescue forces. The authorities also issued warnings about the loss of contact by the system and power grid transmission lines were damaged severely.
Earthquake epicenter is located from the capital Kathmandu, Nepal on charges 270km east at a depth of 20km below the earth's surface. No tsunami warning was given after the earthquake.
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