Earthquake update: Death toll reaches 157; 197 injured
The death toll in the Jajarkot earthquake reached 157 and the number of injured ones is 197 as per information shared by the Armed Police Force, Nepal.
Deputy Superintendent of Armed Police Force, Nepal Shailendra Thapa said that the death toll reached 105 in Jajarkot and 52 in Rukum Paschim.
Likewise, a total of 105 people were injured in Jajarkot district while 85 in Rukum Paschim and three each in Baitadi and Dailekh and one in Rolpa.
The injured are being taken to Nepalgunj, Kathmandu and other cities in the Nepal Army helicopters.
It is said that more than 1,500 security personnel have been deployed in the affected areas for the rescue and relief operations.
The earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale with its epicenter in Ramidanda of Barekot Rural Municipality-1 in Jajarkot hit on Friday night.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal reached the earthquake affected areas along with a medical team and relief materials this morning. He met the injured ones receiving treatment at different hospitals in Jajarkot and Rukum Paschim and enquired about their health condition.
Similarly, the government has already decided to provide Rs 50m each to quake-hit Jajarkot and Rukum Paschim districts. Prime Minister Dahal has called a cabinet meeting for Sunday morning to take further decisions for the relief of the quake survivors.
Nepal quake death toll jumps to 144
The death toll in the earthquake that hit Jajarkot in west Nepal has risen to 144.
Police said that 92 people lost their lives in Jajarkot and 52 in Rukum West, both in Karnali Province.
Deputy Chief of Athbis Municipality Dhan Kumari Shah of Rukum West confirmed the death of 52 people in the district.
Meanwhile, DSP Santosh Roka of the District Police Office, Jajarkot, said that 92 people have been confirmed dead in Jajarkot,
Similarly, the earthquake has also caused a huge damage in both the districts.
Province Police Office spokesperson Gopal Chandra Bhattarai said that a joint team of Nepal Police, Nepal Army and Armed Police Force has been deployed to clear the roads blocked by landslides triggered by the earthquake and to carry out rescue operations.
An earthquake measuring 6.4 in the Richter scale occurred at 11:47 pm on Friday, with Ramidanda of Jajarkot as the epicenter.
Jajarkot is around 500 km west of Kathmandu.
India stands in solidarity with people of Nepal: PM Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed his grief over the loss of lives and properties due to the earthquake in Nepal.
He said that India stands in solidarity with the people of Nepal and is ready to extend all possible assistance.
“Our thoughts are with the bereaved families and we wish the injured a quick recovery,” the Indian Prime Minister said.
The death toll has risen to 128 after an earthquake measuring 6.4 in the Richter scale jolted west Nepal on Friday night.
Deeply saddened by loss of lives and damage due to the earthquake in Nepal. India stands in solidarity with the people of Nepal and is ready to extend all possible assistance. Our thoughts are with the bereaved families and we wish the injured a quick recovery. @cmprachanda
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 4, 2023
PM Dahal leaves for quake-hit areas with health workers and essential supplies
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has left for the earthquake-affected areas with health workers and essential supplies.
The Prime Minister has left for the quake-hit areas with a medical team including 16 members of the Nepali Army and necessary materials for the rescue, search and relief of the earthquake survivors, according to the Prime Minister's Press Advisor Govinda Acharya.
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Shakti Bahadur Basnet and former Finance Minister Janardan Sharma have also gone to the affected areas to coordinate rescue and relief efforts. Minister Basnet is an MP elected from Jajarkot and Sharma from Rukum West.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Dahal has said that he is deeply saddened by the loss of human lives and physical property in the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that took place at 11:47 pm on Friday with its epicenter at Ramidanda of Jajarkot.
Appealing to everyone concerned to help with the rescue and relief efforts, Prime Minister Dahal has said that all the three security agencies have been mobilized for the immediate search and rescue of those injured in the quake.
According to the Prime Minister's Secretariat, additional security personnel from all three agencies from neighboring districts including Surkhet have been mobilized in search and rescue of the quake survivors.
