The valley in Nepal is 80 cm tall after the earthquake
The elevation of Nepal's Kathmandu Valley compared to the sea level increased by 80 cm after the devastating earthquake on April 25.
After the earthquake, the valley in Nepal was 80 cm tall
As the surface of the Indian tectonic plate shifted toward the Tibetan plate, raising Nepal's Kathmandu valley by more than 80 centimeters , Xinhua quoted the Madhu Sudan Adhikari, the head of Nepal's survey agency.
Kathmandu Valley in Nepal.(Artwork: Adrmidia)
The Kathmandu Valley before the magnitude 7.8 earthquake was higher than the sea level of 1,338 m. Nepal survey agency uses the global positioning system (GPS) to perform this measurement.
The total number of deaths in Nepal after the earthquake as of yesterday was more than 8,400 , said Times of India. Nepal Red Cross statistics have more than 17,500 people injured, 260 people still missing.
According to the United Nations, the magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck on April 25 that destroyed or damaged more than 600,000 homes and affected 8.1 million people, or more than a quarter of Nepal's population. . Many people still have to stay outdoors because there is no shelter or fear of aftershocks that can collapse the remaining houses.
Nepalese people pray for the victims killed in the wilderness after the earthquake.(Photo: AP)
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