Tremor wreaks havoc in eastern Nepal
Posted on:2011-09-19 01:05:21

• Brothers killed in house collapse • Structures cave in


ITAHARI: Two persons were killed and scores injured in the eastern Nepal when an earthquake measuring 6.8 magnitude rocked several districts at around 6.23 pm.


Police said Kamal Pariyar’s sons — Santosh Pariyar (22) and Bimal Pariyar (5) — were killed after their rented house in Dharan collapsed. Kamal — a staffer at Army School in Fusre, Dharan, — and his wife were injured.


Indian Prema Pradha (19) was injured after another house collapsed in Dharan. Police said scores of houses were damaged in Dharan, Itahari and Inaruwa.


Ten persons, including two journalists and a constable, were hurt in Sankhuwasabha. Science building of Sankhuwasabha-based Himalaya Higher Secondary was completely destroyed.


Buildings of Rastriya Banijya Bank, District Development Committee, Red Cross, and Armed Police Force base camp were damaged. Gurans FM’s Jivan Nepal and RSS correspondent Raju Thapa were injured after they jumped out of windows.The quake damaged scores of houses in Terhathum and Panchthar districts.


Death, destruction, darkness


• Two killed, dozens of houses destroyed in Dharan


• More than 10 injured, over 50 houses hit in Sankhuwasabha


• 29 police units of eight eastern districts affected


• More than 100 houses destroyed in Panchthar


• More than 12 houses destroyed in Dhankuta


• Landslip in Taplejung


• 30 houses damaged in Terhathum


• Eight houses destroyed in Solukhumbu


• More than 12 houses damaged in Nuwakot


• Nine houses damaged in Kavre


• Electricity and phone services halted in the east


 


No.of comments:3
Name:
ruth gurung
Comment:
i lobb eew tht
Posted date:
2011-09-19 07:47:20
   
Name:
hemja cyber
Comment:
it was really terrible near now city we can feel it about 1 ½ min. the moment was wordless
Posted date:
2011-09-19 08:28:53
   
Name:
Ramesh Jung Karki
Comment:
I was really unknown what had happened yesterday because in the mean time when the tremor was started i ran to hold my Television set instead of seeking safe place!!!
Posted date:
2011-09-19 20:16:56