JAJARKOT:
An earthquake, measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale, struck at 11:47 pm on Friday with its epicenter in Jajarkot, resulting in significant casualties and property damage. As of now, 157 deaths have been confirmed due to the quake with most of the deceased being from Jajarkot and Rukum West districts.
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People take shelter outside their homes after their houses were destroyed after an earthquake that hit Jajarkot and Rukum districts as the latest updates from the police say more than 157 have been confirmed dead with around 200 people injured in Rukum, Nepal on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Photo: Skanda Gautam/ THT
People take shelter outside their homes after their houses were destroyed after an earthquake that hit Jajarkot and Rukum districts as the latest updates from the police say more than 157 have been confirmed dead with around 200 people injured in Rukum, Nepal on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Photo: Skanda Gautam/ THT
A woman with a child walks past destroyed houses after an earthquake that hit Jajarkot and Rukum districts as the latest updates from the police say more than 157 have been confirmed dead with around 200 people injured in Rukum, Nepal on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Photo: Skanda Gautam/ THT
Relatives mourn the death of their family members killed in their homes after an earthquake hit Jajarkot and Rukum districts as the latest updates from the police say more than 157 have been confirmed dead with around 200 people injured in Rukum, Nepal on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Photo: Skanda Gautam/ THT
A man washes himself in the Bheri river after cremating his family member after an earthquake that hit Jajarkot and Rukum districts, the latest updates from the police say more than 157 have been confirmed dead with around 200 people injured in Rukum, Nepal on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Photo: Skanda Gautam/ THT
A man gets his head shaved as a ritual before cremating his relative along the Bheri river after an earthquake that hit Jajarkot and Rukum districts, the latest updates from the police say more than 157 have been confirmed dead with around 200 people injured in Rukum, Nepal on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Photo: Skanda Gautam/ THT
A boy runs past destroyed houses after an earthquake that hit Jajarkot and Rukum districts as the latest updates from the police say more than 157 have been confirmed dead with around 200 people injured in Rukum, Nepal on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Photo: Skanda Gautam/ THT
A woman faints and is taken towards an ambulance during a cremation ceremony of their family members who were killed in an earthquake that hit Jajarkot and Rukum districts as latest updates from the police say more than 157 have been confirmed dead with around 200 people injured in Rukum, Nepal on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Photo: Skanda Gautam/ THT
Relatives mourn the death of their family members killed in their homes after an earthquake hit Jajarkot and Rukum districts as the latest updates from the police say more than 157 have been confirmed dead with around 200 people injured in Rukum, Nepal on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Photo: Skanda Gautam/ THT
A woman looks on next to destroyed homes after an earthquake that hit Jajarkot and Rukum districts as the latest updates from the police say more than 157 have been confirmed dead with around 200 people injured in Rukum, Nepal on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Photo: Skanda Gautam/ THT
People cook food outside their homes after an earthquake hit Jajarkot and Rukum districts as the latest updates from the police say more than 157 have been confirmed dead with around 200 people injured in Rukum, Nepal on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Photo: Skanda Gautam/ THT
Relatives take rest after cremating the bodies of their family members killed after an earthquake that hit Jajarkot and Rukum districts as the latest updates from the police say more than 157 have been confirmed dead with around 200 people injured in Rukum, Nepal on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Photo: Skanda Gautam/ THT
A man gets his head shaved as a ritual before cremating his relative along the Bheri river after an earthquake that hit Jajarkot and Rukum districts, the latest updates from the police say more than 157 have been confirmed dead with around 200 people injured in Rukum, Nepal on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Photo: Skanda Gautam/ THT
A woman faints and is taken towards an ambulance during a cremation ceremony of their family members who were killed in an earthquake that hit Jajarkot and Rukum districts as latest updates from the police say more than 157 have been confirmed dead with around 200 people injured in Rukum, Nepal on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Photo: Skanda Gautam/ THT
Bodies of the deceased are cremated after an earthquake that hit Jajarkot and Rukum districts as the latest updates from the police say more than 157 have been confirmed dead with around 200 people injured in Rukum, Nepal on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Photo: Skanda Gautam/ THT
