Four new earthquake quakes shook Nepal

Four new aftershocks yesterday continued to shake Nepal, causing panic among the population, just two weeks after they suffered an earthquake disaster that killed more than 8,000 people.

Four new aftershocks on May 10 continued to shake Nepal, causing panic among the population, just two weeks after they suffered an earthquake disaster that killed more than 8,000 people.

New earthquake quake shook Nepal

According to PTI, the new fluctuations raised the total seismic force to 4 on the Richter scale to 156.

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People stand in the middle of ruins because of earthquakes in a village on the outskirts of Lalitpur district, Nepal.(Photo: Reuters)

In particular, the first aftershock of May 10 was 4.2 Richter , recorded at 1:50, with the epicenter in Sindhupalchowk district, 100 km east of Kathmandu, one of the affected areas. heaviest after an earthquake.

The strongest seismic force has an intensity of 4.4 Richter , occurring at 6:34, with the epicenter in the middle of Sindhupalchowk and Tibet.

There have been no reports of damage after these mild earthquakes. However, they still confuse Nepalese people who have been sleeping outdoors for the past two weeks.

New landslides have also caused disruption of rescue work in the famous Langtang climbing area. So far, Nepalese military has found 90 victims, including 9 foreigners, in the pile of stones here.

The number of people killed by the earthquake on April 25 reached 8,019 people, besides more than 16,000 people were injured. This magnitude 7.8 earthquake is the worst disaster in Nepal for over 80 years.

The United Nations has raised the amount of humanitarian work in Nepal from 415 to 423 million, but only 10% of these have been received.

Update 16 December 2018
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