Another strong earthquake hit in Nepal killing over 57 people and injured over 1000

Another strong earthquake hit in Nepal killing over 57 people and injured over 1000

Another strong earthquake hit in Nepal killing over 57 people and injured over 1000, causing widespread panic and casualties just over two weeks after a devastating tremor killed more than 8,000 people, injured 18,000 and destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes. At least four people were killed in the town of Chautara in Sindhupalchok district, north of Kathmandu, after several buildings collapsed and more than a dozen were injured in landslides. Sindhupalchok suffered the heaviest death toll in last month’s quake. US Pentagon press officials have provided the Guardian with more information about the missing UH-1 Huey helicopter missing in central Nepal. The aircraft was supporting disaster relief in the Charikot area, in central Nepal, in Operation Sahayogi Haat when it was declared missing at about 10pm local time.
Six US Marines and two Nepalese soldiers were in the helicopter, according to Reuters, but a search for the aircraft has been called off because of the dark and rugged terrain. It’s not past midnight in the area.