Kathmandu, November 4: The earthquake epicentre in Jajarkot, Karnali Province, West Nepal, has claimed 80 lives, and 140 people have been injured in Jajarkot and Rukum.
The strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake on Friday at midnight caused high casualties as people were in deep sleep.
Most of the buildings in Jajarkot have collapsed.
The number of deaths and injuries is likely to increase as reports from neighboring areas are yet to be received.
The three security organs have been mobilized for rescue work. Roads are disrupted due to the dry landslides.
The earthquake-hit area is facing several aftershocks from the quake that hit at 11.45 p.m. Friday midnight.
The federal government is sending helicopters for rescue work.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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