Earthquake in Nepal and Northern India: 5 dead in India; Hundreds trapped in iconic Bhimsen Tower

25 AprilL, (2.15 pm update): Three killed in Bihar, two in Uttar Pradesh in earthquake that wrecked havoc in Nepal and northern India as per the latest reports. The earthquake in Lamjung has has triggered landslides in Sikkim. Five NDRF teams have been rushed to north Bihar districts of Supaul, Madhepura, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Sitamarhi. 2.00 pm update: Some glimpses of the the havoc left by twin-earthquakes in Nepal, West Bengal, Bihar, Rajasthan. The below tweets sum up the entire devastation caused by the earthquake in Lamjung, Nepal. Find the helpline numbers of the disaster management teams below. Casualties reported in India as well. Two die as roof collapses in Bihar.
Second quake of 6.6 magnitude hits near Lamjung
Second quake of 6.6 magnitude hits near Lamjung in Nepal. A major earthquake hit the northeastern region on Saturday, an official said. Atleast one person was killed when an old building collapsed in the premises of the Indian consulate here when a massive earthquake shook the country on Saturday.The dead person was a Nepalese national, according to a journalist based here. ”A major intensity earthquake measuring 7.7 on Richter scale shook most parts of northeastern states and Nepal, Myanmar and Bangladesh,” Tripura meteorological department Director Dilip Saha told IANS in Agartala.“The earthquake occurred at 11.45 a.m. Reports of any loss of life and property is yet to be received,” he added. Disaster management control rooms of Tripura, Mizoram and other states in northeast said there was no immediate report of casualties or damage to property. The met official said the epicentre of the earthquake was in Nepal. ”The tremors were also felt in most of the eastern states, Bangladesh and Myanmar,” the official said. The northeastern region, comprising eight states, is considered the sixth major earthquake-prone belt (zone five) in the world.