28-03-2024 07:22 PM Jerusalem Timing

Quake Aftershock of 6.7 Magnitude Hits Nepal As Toll Exceeds 2,000

Quake Aftershock of 6.7 Magnitude Hits Nepal As Toll Exceeds 2,000

A 6.7-magnitude aftershock struck earthquake-devastated Nepal on Sunday, the USGS said, as the overall death toll from a massive earthquake has passed 20,000

NepalA 6.7-magnitude aftershock struck earthquake-devastated Nepal on Sunday, the USGS said, with climbers reporting the tremor triggered more avalanches on Mount Everest as the overall death toll from a massive earthquake which devastated large parts of the country has passed 2,000.

The latest quake struck northeast of Kathmandu near the border with China at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), the US Geological Survey said.

National police spokesman Kamal Singh Ban said the number known to have died in Nepal had risen to 1,953 while officials in India said the toll there now stood at 53.

Chinese state media said 17 people had been killed in the Tibet region.

A number of Israelis were wounded in Nepal, according to Zionist media outlets.

Ynet mentioned that the Zionist entity sent a number of doctors and paramedics as well as 240 soldiers for Kathmandu to participate in rescuing the Israelis.