Quake rocks India, Nepal

Updated On Sept 19, 2011 12:04 pm IST
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Panic gripped people stand outside their houses after an earthquake occurred in Patna. An earthquake of 9 intensity measuring 6.8 on Richter Scale with its epicenter on the Sikkim-Nepal border shook northeast and northern parts of the country, including the national capital. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sept 19, 2011 12:04 pm IST

Panic gripped people stand outside their houses after an earthquake occurred in Patna. An earthquake of 9 intensity measuring 6.8 on Richter Scale with its epicenter on the Sikkim-Nepal border shook northeast and northern parts of the country, including the national capital.

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Peoples gather near a damaged temple minaret after an earthquake occurred in Siliguri. An earthquake of moderate intensity measuring 6.8 on Richter Scale with its epicenter on the Sikkim-Nepal border shook northeast and northern parts of the country, including the national capital, this evening. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sept 19, 2011 12:04 pm IST

Peoples gather near a damaged temple minaret after an earthquake occurred in Siliguri. An earthquake of moderate intensity measuring 6.8 on Richter Scale with its epicenter on the Sikkim-Nepal border shook northeast and northern parts of the country, including the national capital, this evening.

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A child who was injured in a building collapse that followed an earthquake is treated at a hospital in Siliguri. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sept 19, 2011 12:04 pm IST

A child who was injured in a building collapse that followed an earthquake is treated at a hospital in Siliguri.

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People who rushed out of buildings following tremors stand on the street in Patna. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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People who rushed out of buildings following tremors stand on the street in Patna.

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A house, that has been destroyed by the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Kathmandu, is seen in Bhaktapur. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A house, that has been destroyed by the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Kathmandu, is seen in Bhaktapur.

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**TV GRAB** Fire personal showing crack wall, after an earthquake occurred in Kolkata. An earthquake of 9 intensity measuring 6.8 on Richter Scale with its epicenter on the Sikkim-Nepal border shook northeast and northern parts of the country, including the national capital. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sept 19, 2011 12:04 pm IST

**TV GRAB** Fire personal showing crack wall, after an earthquake occurred in Kolkata. An earthquake of 9 intensity measuring 6.8 on Richter Scale with its epicenter on the Sikkim-Nepal border shook northeast and northern parts of the country, including the national capital.

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Residents gather on the streets near their homes after an earthquake struck in Patna. A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit the mountainous northeast Indian state of Sikkim, triggering strong tremors felt in neighbouring Nepal and Bhutan. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sept 19, 2011 12:04 pm IST

Residents gather on the streets near their homes after an earthquake struck in Patna. A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit the mountainous northeast Indian state of Sikkim, triggering strong tremors felt in neighbouring Nepal and Bhutan.

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**TV GRAB** A lady shows crack in her wall, after an earthquake occurred in Kolkata. An earthquake of intensity measuring 6.8 on Richter Scale with its epicenter on the Sikkim-Nepal border shook northeast and northern parts of the country, including the national capital. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sept 19, 2011 12:04 pm IST

**TV GRAB** A lady shows crack in her wall, after an earthquake occurred in Kolkata. An earthquake of intensity measuring 6.8 on Richter Scale with its epicenter on the Sikkim-Nepal border shook northeast and northern parts of the country, including the national capital.

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People who rushed out of office buildings following tremors talk on their phones Karwanbazar in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 hit northeastern India on Sunday near the border with Nepal. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sept 19, 2011 12:04 pm IST

People who rushed out of office buildings following tremors talk on their phones Karwanbazar in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 hit northeastern India on Sunday near the border with Nepal.

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Dead body of Bir Bahadur Majhi (L), 36-year old Sajan Shrestha (C) and 8-year old Asmita Shrestha lie on medical gurneys and beds in a hospital after a British Embassy wall collapse during an earthquake in Kathmandu. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sept 19, 2011 12:04 pm IST

Dead body of Bir Bahadur Majhi (L), 36-year old Sajan Shrestha (C) and 8-year old Asmita Shrestha lie on medical gurneys and beds in a hospital after a British Embassy wall collapse during an earthquake in Kathmandu.

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Nepalese police inspect a car damaged by the collapsed wall of the British Embassy after an earthquake in Kathmandu. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sept 19, 2011 12:04 pm IST

Nepalese police inspect a car damaged by the collapsed wall of the British Embassy after an earthquake in Kathmandu.

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Nepalese rescue workers and people look on after after the British Embassy's compound wall collapsed reportedly killing three pedestrians following an earthquake in Katmandu, Nepal. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sept 19, 2011 12:04 pm IST

Nepalese rescue workers and people look on after after the British Embassy's compound wall collapsed reportedly killing three pedestrians following an earthquake in Katmandu, Nepal.

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Dead body of Bir Bahadur Majhi (L) and 36-year old Sajan Shrestha (R) lie on medical gurneys in a hospital in Kathmandu after a British Embassy wall collapsed during an earthquake in Kathmandu. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sept 19, 2011 12:04 pm IST

Dead body of Bir Bahadur Majhi (L) and 36-year old Sajan Shrestha (R) lie on medical gurneys in a hospital in Kathmandu after a British Embassy wall collapsed during an earthquake in Kathmandu.

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Residents gather near a damaged car and wall rubble in Siliguri after an earthquake hit Sikkim. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sept 19, 2011 12:04 pm IST

Residents gather near a damaged car and wall rubble in Siliguri after an earthquake hit Sikkim.

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An injured man lies on a medical gurney in a hospital in Siliguri after an earthquake hit Sikkim. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sept 19, 2011 12:04 pm IST

An injured man lies on a medical gurney in a hospital in Siliguri after an earthquake hit Sikkim.

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A lady shows crack in her wall after an earthquake occurred in Kolkata. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sept 19, 2011 12:04 pm IST

A lady shows crack in her wall after an earthquake occurred in Kolkata.

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An Indian man points to a crack in the wall of his home after an earthquake hit Sikkim. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sept 19, 2011 12:04 pm IST

An Indian man points to a crack in the wall of his home after an earthquake hit Sikkim.

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