Kathmandu, 8 September: Nepal has expressed its deepest sympathies to the people and government of China on the loss of lives and property  on Monday's 6.8 magnitude earthquake in the southwestern province of Sichuan that claimed more than 75 lives. "We are deeply saddened to learn about earthquakes in Sichuan, China. Our heartfelt condolences at the tragic loss of lives and property due to the quakes. Our thoughts and prayers are with those families who lost their dear ones and are affected by this natural calamity," Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated. People's News Monitoring Service