2023-11-03 23:23:19
By Le Figaro with AFP
Published 3 hours ago, Updated now
The earthquake struck at a depth of 18 kilometers, near the sparsely populated Jumla district. Mikhail / stock.adobe.com
The earthquake, measuring 5.6, occurred in a remote area in the west of the country.
At least 119 people have died in an earthquake that shook a remote region of Nepal, in the far west of the Himalayan country. “The death toll stands at 119 dead and at least 100 injured”said Gopal Chandra Bhattarai, police spokesperson in Karnali province, where at least two districts were affected by the earthquake. “The isolation of districts makes it difficult to transmit information”he added.
The earthquake struck at a depth of 18 kilometers, near the sparsely populated Jumla district. The tremors were felt in several cities in northern India. Tremors were felt as far away as New Delhi, nearly 500 kilometers away. In November 2022, a 5.6 magnitude earthquake killed six people in Doti district, near Jumla.
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