Sikkim earthquake: 18 killed over 100 injured, NDRF team rushes
The death toll due to yesterday’s powerful earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, which hit Sikkim and several areas in the eastern part of the country and neighbouring Nepal, rose to 20 on Monday.
The impact of the quake was so powerful that several buildings developed cracks in Gangtok and Darjeeling and window panes were shattered as thousands of people ran out to the streets in panic.
Two buildings of the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) collapsed in Pegong area though there was no immediate report of any casualty. Over 100 people were seriously injured and severe damage to residential buildings and roads were caused, leaving the state in a state of shock.
The epicentre of the quake - which hit at 6.10 pm - was located at a depth of 10 kilometres at Mangan and Sakyong areas, over 50 km from Gangtok on Sikkim-Nepal border. Three aftershocks of 5.7, 5.3 and 4.6 magnitude on the Richter scale were also felt in the region for more details....
The impact of the quake was so powerful that several buildings developed cracks in Gangtok and Darjeeling and window panes were shattered as thousands of people ran out to the streets in panic.
Two buildings of the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) collapsed in Pegong area though there was no immediate report of any casualty. Over 100 people were seriously injured and severe damage to residential buildings and roads were caused, leaving the state in a state of shock.
The epicentre of the quake - which hit at 6.10 pm - was located at a depth of 10 kilometres at Mangan and Sakyong areas, over 50 km from Gangtok on Sikkim-Nepal border. Three aftershocks of 5.7, 5.3 and 4.6 magnitude on the Richter scale were also felt in the region for more details....
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