Nepal’s National Seismological Centre said the quake occurred just before midnight
At least 22 people were killed and dozens injured after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck western Nepal on Friday, with witnesses saying houses in the area collapsed and buildings in New Delhi, India, shook.
At least 20 people were rushed to hospital with injuries, Jajarkot district official Suresh Sunar told Reuters by phone. Nepal’s National Seismological Centre said the quake occurred at 11:47 p.m. in Jajarkot district of Karnali province. Jajarkot is about 500 km west of the capital Kathmandu. “Houses have collapsed. People rushed out of their homes. I am out in the crowd of terrified residents. We are trying to find details of damages,” police official Santosh Rokka told Reuters by phone.
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