The death toll is climbing ever greater from a terrible earthquake which struck Nepal earlier today. It’s expected to climb as officials make their way into more rural areas where it’s harder to have communication channels open.
Here’s a video of the moment it struck:
4 dead in this house ;( Kathmandu pic.twitter.com/kPsIyiebug
— Nishant Beria (@nishantberia) April 25, 2015
No new death toll coming from #Nepal in last 2 hours. But new reports of another big aftershock. It's almost 12:45 a.m. there right now.
— Anup Kaphle (@AnupKaphle) April 25, 2015
People are in open space due to fear. #earthquake #Nepal pic.twitter.com/9gzL9HvPeg
— Guna Raj Luitel (@gunaraj) April 25, 2015
Meanwhile, here's what Everest Base Camp looks like after the quake-triggered avalanche. (By Azim Afif via AP) #Nepal pic.twitter.com/MqBvKfs7uX
— Anup Kaphle (@AnupKaphle) April 25, 2015
Dharahara, once Nepal's tallest monument, seen in 1920, 1934, 2013, today.
I hope we rebuild again. #NepalEarthquake pic.twitter.com/z7UwDPQNLn
— Anup Kaphle (@AnupKaphle) April 25, 2015