7.8 magnitude quake in Nepal

[Lurker]

sad news, thousand people dead, RIP for them

the news taken from CNN :

 

Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN)A 7.8 magnitude earthquake centered less than 50 miles from Kathmandu rocked Nepal with devastating force Saturday, toppling homes, temples and historic buildings and leaving at least 1,457 people dead, authorities said.

 

Afterward, whole streets and squares in the nation's capital and largest city were covered in rubble. The injured wound up being treated outside hospitals in chaotic scenes. Residents, terrorized by a seemingly endless series of aftershocks, huddled outdoors for safety.

 

The death toll was reported by Nepal's Ministry of Home Affairs. But given that the rescue effort is still in its early stages and that people in outlying areas may well have been affected, as well, it seems probable the number will rise.

 

In neighboring Tibet, roads buckled, buildings collapsed and at least 12 people were killed, China's state media reported, citing local authorities.

 

Separately, at least four Chinese citizens in Nepal -- two workers with a Chinese company, a tourist and a mountaineer -- have been killed, state media reported, citing the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu.

 

 

 

 

source :

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/25/asia/nepal-earthquake-7-5-magnitude/

[darksabersan]

This is a terrible tragedy that hit Nepal today.

When I think of all lives lost, it make me sad.

 

May they rest in peace.

 

darksabersan.

[FreeWorldMaps]

Everybody knew a big earthquake was a decade overdue and coming...
hope old friends are safe.

Just wish the donors had put Earthquake preparations on a  much higher priority than climate change and melting glaciers...
We were aerial surveying forest and could have added on a 3d lidar scan of all Kathmandu inside the ring-road
(including all the historic monuments in Kathmandu before they were destroyed)
for only USD$50,000 but nobody would support....

So it goes.
 

[Lurker]

this quake create an avalanche , and more people suffer from that too

BTW some people who climb Mount Everest died in their base camp