Chinese rescue team on way to Nepal as toll exceeds 1,000
(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2015-04-25 14:4117:07
An 83-year-old woman dies in Tibet's Nyalam county in the earthquake. Nearly 70% of the county's buildings were damaged or collapsed. No further casualties reported yet，according to Xinhua.
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Rescuing work is going on at Dharahara Tower. |
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India will send rescue troops to Nepal, Indian media reported.
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5 Indians confirmed dead, Chinanews.com reported.
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Nepal networks lose global Internet connectivity after earthquake, according to RIPE_NCC.
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Dharahara Tower, a 19th century nine-storey tall tower in Kathmandu, has collapsed in the earthquake and it is likely more than 400 people were trapped in the tower, local media said.
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People stand on the runway outside the International Terminal after a earthquake hit, at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, April 25, 2015, in this handout courtesy of Dhany Osman. [Photo/Agencies] |
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The earthquake in Nepal is the fifth land-based quake in the 21st centry to measure eight magnitude or above. Among the last four major earthquakes, two happened in China and two in Chile.
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Two Chinese confirmed dead near the border of China and Nepal, many others injured and under treatment, among whom a female employee of China International Water and Electric Corp. was severely injured in Nepal, according to CCTV.
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Houses are damaged in China's Tibet autonomous region's Shigatse by the 8.1 magnitude earthquake.[Photo/Chinanews.com] |
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Airport in Kathmandu has been shut down.
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The quake triggers avalanches in Mount Qomolangma region. Two camps were buried in the snow and many climbers missing.
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A magnitude 3.6 aftershock struck Jilong county, Shigatse region of southwestern Tibet autonomous region. An hour earlier, a minor tremor measuring 3.1 magnitude rocked Southwest China's Chongqing municipality.
