Aid trickled in to villages Monday in Nepal’s northwest mountains flattened by a strong earthquake over the weekend as villagers searched through the rubble of their collapsed homes to salvage what was left of their belongings.
Policemen pack relief material to distribute among earthquake survivors in Jajarkot District, northwestern Nepal, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. The Friday night earthquake in the mountains of northwest Nepal killed more than 150 people and left thousands homeless. KATHMANDU, Nepal —
Later in the afternoon, the ground shook again with a magnitude 5.3 aftershock that sent people scrambling for safety. The National Emergency Operation Center in Kathmandu said that along with the 157 killed, at least 256 people were injured and 3,891 houses were damaged. She said they got a tent and some food on Sunday night. Authorities distributed rice, oil, instant noodles and salt in the village, to last them for a few days.
“It felt like the world had collapsed and I was not sure if anyone had even survived and would be able to help," she said.
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