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Government is in the process of finding out what happened. and reach out to people who have been affected. again this very strong earthquake in nepal. we'll continue follow this story and bring information to you. let's go to our cnn journalist manesh shrestha who joined from us katmandu. and he described to natalie allen the chaos he saw. listen. >> reporter: i came to one hospital and there were four bodies brought because of earthquake and dozens of bodies being treated out in the open. the casualty rate will be higher now. and i had turned away because i needstitches because they were too ...

The most secure structure, like a table, perhaps torsion give yourself the best cover because aftershocks will be ongoing for the next several hours. george, back to you. >> derick, certainly good advice to get out of the way. we'll stay in touch with you. thank you very much. earlier, we heard from a journalist for the himalaya times, and he spoke to my colleague natalie allen on the phone from katmandu and described what he saw and what he heard. take a listen. >> reporter: there are houses that have cracked or fallen. not only up in the valleys, urban streets, but a large section of nepal...

Katmandu. i found a person crushed. i saw another old woman lying in the hospital who was dead because -- i mean, because of earthquake, she was injured in the earthquake. so i saw in the hospitals that i went to that there were four dead bodies and four people who died. i can see around me, people -- people bleeding all over. so, i mean, this is just two obstacles out of dozens in katmandu. so, in the city center, it's worse. >> that does not sound like a good sign as far as what we're going to continue to hear as far as people being injured in this. are you seeing any signs of police or ambu...

Another viewers who are just joining you, recapping our top story, a powerful 7.9 magnitude earthquake has hit nepal, less than 80 kilometers where that's about 50 miles of the capital city of katmandu. the u.s. good survey is reporting there have been five aftershocks in the area, ranging from magnitude 4.8 and up to magnitude 6.6. witnesses say some buildings in the city have collapsed. our cnn journalist on the ground in katmandu is telling us the hospital he visited was a very a chaotic scene. he said several people with gashes and broken bones and reports seeing several dead bodies at the...

Very strong shaking has been reported. now, what i also want to do is just show you the proximity of mt. everest which is just to the east and northeast of katmandu. and the capital of nepal. remember, we're talking about the himalayas across this region. and there have been reports that a sherpa who heads up one of nepal's biggest everest expedition said an avalanche has struck the region including mt. everest. everybody was back at base camp from their morning climb, there are quite a few people at the khandban ice fall. that's a particular story that we're following very closely. you can se...