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Nepal earthquake emergency numbers: Police range (Kathmandu) 4261 945, 4261 790
Helpline numbers to contact Indian Embassy in Nepal's Kathmandu are: 00977-9851107021; 00977-9851135141
Updated on April 25, 11:45pm (IST): Locals on high alert after earthquake hit several parts in India, spend the night in parks.
Locals on high alert after #earthquake hit several parts in India, spend the night in parks: Source @ANI_news pic.twitter.com/5MA9GF42HO — SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 11:30pm (IST): Indian relief aircraft leaves for Nepal.
Hindon Airbase (Ghaziabad): Indian relief aircraft leaves for Nepal #earthquake. pic.twitter.com/hUDxq3fXEF — ANI (@ANI_news) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 10:45pm (IST): IAF's C-130J aircraft carrying 55 passengers, including four infants, lands at Delhi's Palam airport.
#NepalEarthquake #NepalQuakeRelief IAF's C-130J aircraft carrying 55 passengers, including four infants, lands at Delhi's Palam airport. — SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 10:30pm (IST): Two Indians among those killed in earthquake, in Nepal.
Two Indians among those killed in earthquake in Nepal: Press Trust of India — NDTV (@ndtv) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 9:45pm (IST): Nepal Earthquake toll climbs to over 1,100; at least 300 people killed in capital Kathmandu.
#NepalEarthquake toll climbs to over 1,100; at least 300 people killed in capital #Kathmandu. FULL UPDATE: http://t.co/njnsIgHmla — SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 9:30pm (IST): Indian Railways dispatching 1 lakh Rail Neer bottles to Kathmandu through Airforce tonight. Arrangements being made for further dispatch of 1 lakh bottles everyday: Anil Saxena (Spox, India railways)
Arrangements being made for further dispatch of 1 lakh bottles everyday: Anil Saxena (Spox, India railways) #earthquake — ANI (@ANI_news) April 25, 2015
Indian Railways dispatching 1 lakh Rail Neer bottles to Kathmandu through Airforce tonight: Anil Saxena (Spox, India railways) #earthquake — ANI (@ANI_news) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 9:15pm (IST): Death toll has crossed 900, expected to rise further. At least 34 dead in India so far, including 23 in Bihar, toll may rise further.
#NepalEarthquake Death toll has crossed 900, expected to rise further. #earthquake — SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) April 25, 2015
#Earthquake: At least 34 dead in #India so far, including 23 in #Bihar, toll may rise further. #NepalEarthquake — SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) April 25, 2015
Indian Air Force is evacuating 250 persons from Kathmandu today. Please ask your relatives to get in touch with Indian mission there. — Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 5:00pm (IST): 686 people killed after strong #earthquake, says Nepal government. Number of people killed by earthquake in Bihar rises to 17.
686 people killed after strong #earthquake, says Nepal government — NDTV (@ndtv) April 25, 2015
#NepalEarthquake: Death toll in #NepalQuake has crossed 600 and is closing in on 700. Relief and rescue efforts continue in full swing. — SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 4:15pm (IST): Over 400 dead in Nepal says news agency Reuters.
400 dead in Nepal #earthquake, says news agency Reuters, citing local police sources — NDTV (@ndtv) April 25, 2015
Kanpur (UP): An old building collapses due to #earthquake, 1 child dead. pic.twitter.com/gqsI2hCo8X — ANI (@ANI_news) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 3:55pm (IST): Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to his Nepalese counterpart Sushil Koirala, assures him all help.
Spoke to PM Sushil Koirala, who is in transit in Bangkok on his way to Kathmandu. Assured all support & assistance during this tough time. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 25, 2015
As much help as they (Nepal) want, we will provide. We don't have exact casualty figure in India: Home Minister pic.twitter.com/oxmK7su4UO — ANI (@ANI_news) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 3:55pm (IST): Indian relief team takes off, C-130 airplane flying towards Nepal carrying food, water, blankets, nurses, and equipment. C130 is carrying around 4 tonnes of relief supplies.
#earthquake C-130 takeoff: First image of Indian Air Force rescue team deployment in #Nepal. (Via Times Now) pic.twitter.com/5e5uIOF83C — SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) April 25, 2015
#earthquake First relief deployment, the C130, is carrying around 4 tons of relief supplies to #Nepal — SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 3:40pm (IST): Death Toll due to earthquake in Bihar has reached 15.
Death Toll due to #earthquake in Bihar has reached 15 — ANI (@ANI_news) April 25, 2015
Tremors on lake surface caused by the #earthquake in Jalpaiguri (WB) https://t.co/SFeUUQMt8i — ANI (@ANI_news) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 3:28pm (IST): Death toll in India enters double-digits.
#earthquake: Death toll in India enters double-digits, at least 11 feared dead. Toll expected to rise. #NepalEarthquake #earthquakeindia — SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) April 25, 2015
Hospital coping with rush of injured from a school building collapse in Malda, West Bengal. #earthquake pic.twitter.com/9S1FNpKu3w — ANI (@ANI_news) April 25, 2015
#earthquake: More aftershocks being reported in and around #Nepal, latest one measuring 5 on Richter Scale. #earthquakeinnepal — SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 3:10pm (IST): Official death toll touches 114, Indian Air Force is on standby.
#earthquake UPDATE: Official death toll touches 114, Indian Air Force is on standby. #NepalEarthquake — SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) April 25, 2015
#earthquake: Almost 150 buildings damaged and 2 dead in and around #Pokhra as per initial reports. #NepalEarthquake — SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) April 25, 2015
PM Modi is in contact with us,hv assured that GoI will provide full support in this moment of crisis:Deep K Upadhyay pic.twitter.com/zRAcW2OEbr — ANI (@ANI_news) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 3:00pm (IST): More than 150 reportedly killed in Kathmandu, at least 114 killed in Nepal earthquake.
#Earthquake: More than 150 reportedly killed in Kathmandu - CNN — Times of India (@timesofindia) April 25, 2015
#BREAKING At least 114 killed in Nepal earthquake: home ministry - AFP — Times of India (@timesofindia) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 2:47pm (IST): Here's a look at the destructions caused in Nepal and panic among people in several parts of North and East India, click here.
#earthquake: Built in 1832, the #Dharahara tower was a nine storey structure. It has collapsed after today's quake. pic.twitter.com/RoblZCfw67 — SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 2:47pm (IST): This is the link to Google's Person Finder app for the Nepal Earthquake.
We've just launched a Person Finder instance to help track missing persons for the #Nepal earthquake-->http://t.co/3e4pNsOALm — Google India (@googleindia) April 25, 2015
The National Crisis Management committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary holds an emergency meeting in the wake of the Nepal earthquake — TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 2:30pm (IST): Several mountaineers reported missing as Avalanche strikes Mount Everest region. Indian Army contingent too present there.
Several mountaineers reported missing as Avalanche strikes #MountEverest region. Indian Army contingent too present there. #earthquake — SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) April 25, 2015
#EarthquakeInNepal: This is the biggest #earthquake to strike #Nepal in nearly 80 years. — SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 2:20pm (IST): Five people have reportedly been killed in India from the tremors of the Nepal Earthquake, TIMES NOW reported. 3 people were reported dead in Bihar, the channel said.
Houses collapsed in Kushinagar (UP) due to the #earthquake pic.twitter.com/1DzRZ9eUzz — ANI (@ANI_news) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 2:15pm (IST): India sends 4 NDRF teams to Nepal.
#earthquakeinnepal India sends 4 NDRF teams to Nepal. — SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) April 25, 2015
#earthquake images are pouring in, here's one which depicts the scale of damage done to roads in #Nepal pic.twitter.com/rzPEUtxScr — SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 2:15pm (IST): Power has been switched off in North Bihar for safety reasons: RP Rudy (incharge of earthquake damage assessment)
Power has been switched off in North Bihar for safety reasons: RP Rudy (incharge of #earthquake damage assessment) pic.twitter.com/u5q3CC0ANW — ANI (@ANI_news) April 25, 2015
Two people have died in Sitamarhi (Bihar): RP Rudy, incharge of #earthquake damage assessment — ANI (@ANI_news) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 2:10pm (IST): Indian Army expedition is in Avalanche hit Mount Everest region to bring back 4000 kg non-disposable waste from the peak.
Indian Army expedition is in Avalanche hit #MountEverest region to bring back 4000 kg non-disposable waste from the peak.#EarthquakeInNepal — SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) April 25, 2015
#EarthquakeInNepal triggers Avalanche, reports coming in from #MountEverest too. An Indian Army expedition is currently there. #earthquake — SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 1:50pm: There is no preliminary report of damage anywhere in India due to quake, says Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
#earthquake : DM confirms that 2 people have died in Bihar's Darbhanga district and over 10 injured — ANI (@ANI_news) April 25, 2015
Visuals from Kathmandu (Nepal) after the #earthquake, patients moved outside the hospital (Source: Kantipur) pic.twitter.com/VvlcuinbOX — ANI (@ANI_news) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 1:45pm: Disaster response agencies in India are on high alert after quake, more aftershocks expected.
UPDATE: Disaster response agencies in #India are on high alert after quake, more aftershocks expected. #EarthquakeInDelhi #EarthquakeInNepal — SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) April 25, 2015
JUST IN: Cracks visible on the runway at #Kathmandu airport. Airport has been shutdown. #earthquake #EarthquakeInNepal — SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 1: 40pm: Damage in India due to earthquake.
Part of a building collapsed in Agra due to the #earthquake pic.twitter.com/HIx2Xkii2Q — ANI (@ANI_news) April 25, 2015
Part of a building collapsed in Siliguri (West Bengal) due to the #earthquake pic.twitter.com/leXMowruS9 — ANI (@ANI_news) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 1: 32pm: Media reports from Nepal say that historical tower Dharahara in Kathmandu has collapsed due to earthquake.
Media reports from Nepal say that historical tower Dharahara (similar to Delhi's Qutb Minar) in Kathmandu has collapsed due to #earthquake — ANI (@ANI_news) April 25, 2015
Updated on April 25, 1:30pm (IST): India to send relief teams as earthquake hits Nepal
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
Updated on April 25, 1:16pm (IST): The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has upgraded the intensity to 7.9 on the Richter scale.
Updated on April 25, 1:00pm (IST): At about 11.41 am today, massive earthquake tremors were felt across Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Jharkhand, Kolkata and parts of Gujarat. The intensity of the earthquake was recorded at 7.5 on the Richter Scale. The epicenter of this strong Earthquake was confirmed close to the Indo-Nepal border, 65 km away from Kathmandu. The depth of the earthquake was recorded at about 10 kms from the surface of the earth. The earthquake coordinates are Latitude 28.1°N and Longitude 84.6°E.
With earthquakes of such magnitude, tremors are usually felt up to 1000 kms away. The buildings in the populated areas close to the epicentre have also suffered damage. Due to the strong intensity of the earthquake, aftershocks were also observed across North India. At 12.18 PM today, Delhi-NCR observed another strong aftershock. However, people in the area don't need to panic. Buildings have been evaucated and all are advised to maintain care and caution.
