Kathmandu, November 9
At least six individuals died in a magnitude-6.6 earthquake within the Doti district of far-western Nepal within the wee hours of Wednesday.
DSP Bhola Prasad Bhatta, the appearing chief of the Doti District Police Office, says these locals of Thadagaun, Purbichauki rural municipality-3, died, being buried within the rubble of the collapsed homes.
Five individuals of the identical village have sustained accidents and they’re present process remedy at an area well being facility, based on Bhatta.
The earthquake decreased at the least eight homes to rubble within the village.
The earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale was recorded at 2:12 am as we speak with its epicentre in Khaptad National Park. Before this, one other earthquake of magnitude-5.7 was recorded at 9:07 pm yesterday, with the epicentre close by.