Kathmandu,
The high-intensity earthquake followed by series of mild and strong aftershocks
has sent shockwaves across the country and has forced people to remain outdoors.
A day after
Saturday’s 7.9 magnitude quake, thousands of people huddled under tents and
spent sleepless nights as aftershocks continued to rattle hospitals and
buildings already damaged by the earthquake. The death toll continues to rise
even as the rescue teams escalate the relief operation. More than 3200 people
have died in the devastating earthquake and more than 6,000 people have been
injured.
Surgery camps
were organised in the open ground in Kathmandu as patients were unable to find
beds in devastated city’s hospitals. Surgeons operated on patients inside the
tents. “We are overwhelmed with rescue and assistance requests from all across
the country,” said Deepak Panda, a member of the country’s disaster management. A day before
Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav spent Saturday night inside a tent after the
powerful earthquake caused several cracks in his office-cum-residence.
A senior
presidential official told that Yadav and his security guards spent the entire
night inside the tent fearing that further aftershocks may damage the entire
century-old building.
The President’s Office was built some 150 years ago during the Rana Regime with
British style architecture. Known as Sheetal Niwas, the house was earlier used
by the foreign ministry. Some parts of the building, including the kitchen,
developed cracks following the earthquake.
“President Yadav
is still in his tent,” said the official who is not authorized to speak to the
media. A powerful earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale shook Nepal on
Saturday, leaving more than 2,000 people dead and caused widespread
destruction. Similarly, Nepal
Prime Minister Sushil Koirala’s residence was also badly affected by the quake,
the official said. The main entrance to the prime minister’s residence was
damaged. Koirala was in Indonesia when the quake rocked the nation. Several
government offices have also been badly hit. (Source- www.newsroompost.com)
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