Update: Nepal Earthquake update: Death toll rises to 157
[Updated at 2:55pm on 4 November 2023]
Nepal Earthquake Update: A powerful earthquake, registering 6.4 on the Richter scale, struck western Nepal on Friday night, resulting in deaths and injuries.
The shallow struck at 11:47pm on Friday around the western area of Jajarkot, a hilly district of Karnali province located around 500 kilometers west of the capital, Kathmandu. West Rukum, another district of Karnali province also severely affected from the quakes.
Latest update:
Jajarkot
Death: 100
Injuries: 81
– 450 police personnel deployed under the command of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)
– 11-member rescue team from Nepal Army deployed in Jajarkot
– 11-member medical team has been deployed under the command of DIGP Dr Gopesh Thakur
Emergency contact numbers for the rescue:
9858077333
9858057190
9868936678
9848122584
9858054050
West Rukum
Death: 38
Injuries: 85
– 320 police personnel deployed under the command of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)
– 10-member rescue team from the Nepal Army deployed from Chaur Jahari camp
Emergency contact numbers for the rescue:
9857837777
9861087132
9857835555
9851258217
9857872777
9847936113
9857890550
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