A 7.3-magnitude earthquake shook the country today at 12:50pm with its epicentre on the border between Sindhupalchok and Dolakha districts, the National Seismological Centre said.
People nervous after the tremors have flocked to open spaces including Tundikhel. The people injured in the quake are being rushed to different hospitals in the capital. Meanwhile, the fresh earthquake has killed at least 50 people, injuring more than 1129 and causing further physical damages, according to Nepal Police Spokesperson Kamal Singh Bam. 26 people have been killed in Dolakha while 8 lost lives in Kathmandu. A total of 32 districts in the country including Dolakha, Kavre, Sindhupalchowk, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur and others have been affected by the fresh earthquake.
