KATHMANDU.- A strong earthquake of magnitude 7,9 on the Richter scale jolted a wide area in Nepal, India, Tibet and Bangladesh, collapsed houses and ancient temples, avalanches occurred in the Himalayan mountain range and killed more than 2300 people, authorities said.
According to a count by the authorities of Nepal, the death toll from the devastating earthquake rose to that 2300 in the last hours and the injured, a 1055, Finance Minister confirmed, Ram Sharan Mahat, citing army sources.
Nepal Army estimates death toll as much as 1457 so far. 1055 injured.- Ram Sharan Mahat (ramsmahat) April 25, 2015
The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 7,9, It occurred before noon (hora local) and felt more severely in the Nepalese capital, and in the Kathmandu Valley, densely populated. An aftershock of magnitude 6,6 He shook the area an hour later. Minor aftershocks kept the region on alert for hours.
It was the worst earthquake that has shaken violently over Nepal 80 years.
Avalanche on Everest
The avalanche struck brutally Mount Everest, killing at least 10 mountaineers and guides, hitting a section of the mountaineering base camp, and leaving an unknown number of injured and missing persons, authorities said.
The avalanche struck between the Khumbu Ice Wall, a remarkably treacherous area of ice and snow collapsed, and the base camp, where most climbing expeditions are prepared to try to get to the top, said Ang Tshering, of the Nepal Mountaineering Association.
The avalanche struck a part of the base camp, a large villa mountaineers and guides, crushing at least 30 tents, according Tshering. Due to the very limited communications on Everest, It was not immediately clarified how many of the dead and missing were in the base camp and how many were on another mountain site.
A department official Nepal Mountaineering, Gyanendra Shrestha, said they have recovered the bodies of 10 people and still no exact figure of injured and missing. The nationalities of the victims were unknown at the time after the climbers described the chaotic attempts to care for the injured amid fears of more landslides and aftershocks that continue to plague the region. Chinese media reported that a Chinese climber and two Sherpa guides were among the dead.
In other countries
The quake also shook several cities in northern India and was felt as far away as Lahore, in Pakistan; Lhasa, in Tibet, and Bangladesh. After the earthquake, Kathmandu International Airport was closed.
So far they reported 34 dead in India. At least 23 people died in the state of Bihar in the seven districts that border Nepal, the Ministry of the Interior. Eight people died in the state of Uttar Pradesh; and three in the state of West Bengal.
Further, 12 people died in Tibet and two in Bangladesh. Two Chinese nationals were killed on the border between Nepal and China.
Pope's message
Pope Francis expressed his "solidarity with all those affected" by the earthquake through a telegram sent in his name by Vatican Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin. Bishop Paul Simick, apostolic vicar of Nepal.
The pontiff also sent a message of encouragement to the civil authorities and rescue teams of victims "as they continue their efforts and assistance to those affected by the tragedy".
The pope "entrusts the souls of the victims to the mercy of the Almighty", says the telegram, whose content was released by the press office of the Holy See.
This morning, take notice after the earthquake in Nepal, the pontiff said he was "with prayer and with great concern" and said the incident involved "in the pain of those who suffered", as he reported by Vatican Radio today.
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