At least 19 dead as fresh quake strikes Nepal..

At least 19 dead as fresh quake strikes Nepal.. by _ShAnE_StArK_ 2015/05/12 11:27
A powerful earthquake in Nepal killed at least
19 people and injured hundreds on Tuesday, as
buildings that were weakened by a devastating
quake less than three weeks ago collapsed.
The toll included five people who died in
Sindhupalchowk, the district to the east of
Kathmandu that reported the most deaths in the
April 25 shaker, district administrator Krishna
Gwayali said. He said the deaths were on a
highway towards Tibet.
Six more were killed in Dolakha district close to
the epicentre, an eyewitness said, adding that
rescuers were trying to reach three people
trapped in a house. In Kathmandu three people
died, a police official said.
In India, at least five people were killed when
buildings collapsed. One man was killed by
falling rocks in Tibet.
Our Nepal Correspondent Damakant Jayshi
adds:
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the
earthquake registered 7.4 on the Richter scale,
occurred at 12.45 pm (local time). The ground
shook like a wave for at least 25 seconds. The
USGS said the epicentre was 22 km sout-east
of Zham, China. The USGS map shows the
epicentre well within Nepal's border. It's now
confirmed that the epicentre in Nepal was
Namchebazar, gateway to Everest Base Camp.
According to Nepal TV , the government has
extended the closure of educational institutions
by another two weeks. They had been ordered
shut after April 25 and a review was to be taken
on May 14, the last day of the Nepali month of
Baisakh.
The April 25 quake killed more than 8000 people
and left more than 17,000 injured....let us -pray-