PM Dahal returns to Surkhet with seven people injured in earthquake
KATHMANDU, Nov 14: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has returned to Surkhet from Jajarkot, along with seven injured people and their family members.
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KATHMANDU, Nov 14: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has returned to Surkhet from Jajarkot, along with seven injured people and their family members.
"Nobody was dead [even] in the Silpachaur area nearby that is more densely populated despite massive damage to the houses," said Dinayat Gharti, chief administrative officer at the rural municipality. According to experts, the epicentre does not necessarily sustain more physical damage than other locations.
Thousands of people in western Nepal's mountainous region were forced to spend Saturday night under the open sky in the biting cold after a strong earthquake in the area killed 157 people and left a trail of destruction.
KATHMANDU, Nov 5: The government has decided to prepare an integrated action plan and build earthquake-resistant housing within one year for the rehabilitation of those affected by the Jajarkot earthquake, while enabling the search, rescue and relief distribution.
More than 150 people have died after a strong earthquake struck districts of remote western Nepal on Friday. Search and rescue efforts are hindered by blocked mountain roads.