An earthquake of magnitude 7.9 on the Richter scale in Pokhra, near Kathmandu in Nepal caused a lot of destruction and damage. The aftershocks of the same were felt in India as far as West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Rajasthan, Odisha and New Delhi.
The earthquake has caused enormous amounts of damage in Nepal which can be seen in the pictures tweeted by various people below.
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#earthquake @ibnlive #Katmandu roads caving in- this is huge pic.twitter.com/REfZcUFq2j— megha mamgain (@meghamamgain) April 25, 2015
Looking at the pictures of devastations , I fear thousands of casualities #Nepal #kathmandu #earthquake #Prayers pic.twitter.com/QHwFLU0NEA— Pawan Durani (@PawanDurani) April 25, 2015
#Earthquake rocks #Siliguri too. Scary pictures. pic.twitter.com/3G1zHRIgxJ— Sohini Guharoy (@sohinigr) April 25, 2015
Buildings collapse in #Kathmandu after M7.7 #earthquake hits #Nepal, casualties are feared pic.twitter.com/nKUAZ2asRM— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) April 25, 2015
This is tragic….Prayer…Prayers.. #earthquake pic.twitter.com/7uXkw16eKy— Paresh Rawal (@Babu_Bhaiyaa) April 25, 2015
And I thought I Imagined this one !! #earthquake today… Not so bad but sure seemed long … Hope everyone’s safe!! pic.twitter.com/2ZQD6AqLxa— Monicka Vadera (@mvadera) April 25, 2015
Terrible #earthquake in #Nepal. Just saved ourselves. Don’t know how many killed. Roads are blocked already. pic.twitter.com/qsxITz0n1P— Guna Raj Luitel (@gunaraj) April 25, 2015
Massive destruction in #KathmanduSo many aftershocks now. #earthquake pic.twitter.com/IfABAlAf7J— Sanjog DUTTA (@sanjogdutta) April 25, 2015
4 people reported dead in this house. #earthquake #Nepal pic.twitter.com/PhaIj2lpwp— Sanjog DUTTA (@sanjogdutta) April 25, 2015
Damage caused by the #earthquake in #Kathmandu pic.twitter.com/3A3N2PXi9l— Sanjog DUTTA (@sanjogdutta) April 25, 2015
People have gathered in open spaces after the #earthquake in #Nepal7.5 n the scale, epicentre: Lamjung pic.twitter.com/uN9ewQjd81— Sanjog DUTTA (@sanjogdutta) April 25, 2015
Even in Delhi, there was a lot of scare but little damage.
Metro stopped in Delhi, please don’t head towards the stations.— Ankit Jain (@indiantweeter) April 25, 2015
A 100 year old building is being evacuated in Chandni Chowk, major cracks were seen. Almost 400 people work there.— Ankit Jain (@indiantweeter) April 25, 2015
The Prime Minister’s official twitter account tweeted this
PM is trying to reach Nepal PM Shri Sushil Koirala, who is abroad. He has spoken to President of Nepal Shri Ram Baran Yadav.— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 25, 2015
In the wake of the Earthquake, PM has spoken to Sikkim CM Shri Pawan Chamling.— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 25, 2015
The Prime Minster also tweeted from his personal account.
We are in the process of finding more information and are working to reach out to those affected, both at home & in Nepal.— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 25, 2015
News has come in about an Earthquake in Nepal. Several parts of India also experienced tremors.— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 25, 2015
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