Quake strikes South Asia; toll reaches nine dead, nearly 200 injured
- 8 years ago
A powerful earthquake struck South Asia before dawn on Monday, killing at least nine people and injuring nearly 200, with efforts to rescue those trapped in rubble hampered by severed power supplies and telecommunication links.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake of magnitude 6.8 was 57 km deep and struck 29 km west of Imphal, the capital of India's northeastern state of Manipur, bordering Myanmar.
Some people criticized what they called the authorities' slow response, saying that although the army had begun to clear debris, it appeared to be short of heavy equipment.
People in Bangladesh and the Himalayan nation of Nepal ran from their homes, and the quake was also felt as far away as the Myanmar city of Yangon, about 1,176 km to the south, residents said.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake of magnitude 6.8 was 57 km deep and struck 29 km west of Imphal, the capital of India's northeastern state of Manipur, bordering Myanmar.
Some people criticized what they called the authorities' slow response, saying that although the army had begun to clear debris, it appeared to be short of heavy equipment.
People in Bangladesh and the Himalayan nation of Nepal ran from their homes, and the quake was also felt as far away as the Myanmar city of Yangon, about 1,176 km to the south, residents said.