Massive earthquake strikes Nepal

Agencies Published April 25, 2015

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The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday has risen to 688, a senior home ministry official told Reuters, with 181 people killed in the capital Kathmandu.

The quake measuring 7.9 is the strongest to hit the country in 81 years.

At least 26 people are also known to have died in India, including 17 in the eastern state of Bihar, while buildings in the capital New Delhi had to be evacuated.

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Zak

Apr 25, 2015 05:58pm

Tragic , life is so fragile and instead of making best use of our lives to help people and ensure peace and prosperity , we fight over trivial matters and act in self interest.

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Rohan, Mumbai

Apr 25, 2015 06:35pm

@Zak, Nice to see your views are changing slowly. I have reiterated similar thoughts on a related article. I have decided to invest my time on something productive and meaningful, rather than engaging in India-Pakistan debates to prove who is better than whom. This may be one of my last comments here on Dawn. Hope few years from now people from both sides of the borders will learn to at least tolerate each other if not become friendly.

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asim

Apr 25, 2015 07:23pm

@Rohan, Mumbai Nice to ser your views are changing too.

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asim

Apr 25, 2015 07:24pm

@Rohan, Mumbai Nice to see your views are changing too.

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Ostrich

Apr 25, 2015 07:55pm

@Rohan, Mumbai This one is from a duplicate Zak.

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aryastan

Apr 28, 2015 07:36pm

Yeah loss of life is tragic, but keep faith in Karma and be stoic.

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Shah Karez

Apr 29, 2015 10:57am

Terribly shocking, God save all from such a tragedy. Our hearts bleed with Nepal.

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