New Delhi: Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that NDRF teams have been put on a stand by and that Nepal hasn’t made any official request so far.
A magnitude 7.4 quake hit Nepal, sending people rushing out of buildings in Kathmandu. The tremor was the strongest aftershock since the April 25 quake that killed over 8,000 people.
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In a hotel in downtown Kathmandu, people were frightened by the strong quake and scrambled to contact their loved ones, jamming phone lines in the capital. Last month’s quake killed at least 8,046 people and injured more than 17,800. It was recorded at 7.8 magnitude.
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