Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 hits flood-ravaged Nepal
A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal shortly after a 5.3 magnitude tremor in Tibet, adding to the region's ongoing humanitarian crisis. The area is already struggling with the aftermath of devastating flash floods that have claimed over 1,300 lives.
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The compounding natural disasters pose a severe threat to infrastructure and human life in the Himalayan region, complicating rescue and recovery efforts.
NEW DELHI: An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 struck Nepal at 9.38 pm on Tuesday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said, as the region continues to grapple with the aftermath of devastating flash floods that have killed more than 1,300 people in Nepal.The tremor was reported hours after a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Tibet, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The Tibet quake occurred at a depth of 35 km.The latest tremors come days after another earthquake of magnitude 5.0 struck Tibet on Thursday last week, according to data from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
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