EARTHQUAKE IN EVEREST COUNTRY (SATIS SHROFF)
EARTHQUAKE IN EVEREST COUNTRY (Satis Shroff) The famous Nautale Durbar temple in the Basantapur Square has been destroyed and the white neo-classical Rana palace from where the former kings and royalty of Nepal used to greet the folk is also partially damaged. The Dhara tower, about which we Nepalese used to read about and the exploits of Junga Bahadur Rana, has also been demolished. Over 400 people have died, 400 injured, and the death toll is expected to be more under the piles of earth, wood and bricks. The streets are Long gaping holes. A strong earthquake lasting almost 2 minutes hit Kathmandu this morning, 7.9 on the Richter scale, according to USGS. The epicentre lies 80 km north-west of Kathmandu, with a range of 15 km. The worst thing about the quake is that multiple tremors are expected to come. The area of the earthquake hit also Pokhara to the west of Kathmandu. The major quake was felt in New Delhi, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Nepal is a tectonically ac...