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At least 157 killed as strong earthquake rattles Nepal

People search for survivors in the rubble after the earthquake at Thaple in Jajarkot, far western Nepal. At least 128 people have been reported dead and 141 injured after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake jolted west Nepal, according to the local authority. Sunil Sharma/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Deutsche Presse-Agentur
November 04, 2023

At least 157 people have died in a strong earthquake in Nepal, according to police in the capital Kathmandu.

In addition, 170 people were injured, a police spokesman told dpa on Saturday. According to measurements by the National Earthquake Monitoring Centre (NEMRC), the quake had a magnitude of 6.4 and occurred at 11:47 pm (1802 GMT) on Friday.

The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at 5.6. The area experienced at least three aftershocks in the following hour with a magnitude of at least 4.2.

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