INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
BHERIGANGA, NOVEMBER 5The government has said that the work of search and rescue of those affected by the Jajarkot
earthquake has reached its final stage.
Almost half of deceased in Jajarkot earthquake were children
In Pictures: In the aftermath of Jajarkot Earthquake
All three levels of government are working in coordination to rescue the earthquake survivors
in Jajarkot and Rukum Paschim, the two districts largely affected by the Friday night's tremor.Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal
'Prachanda', Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Purna Bahadur Khadka and Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Shakti
Bahadur Basnet arrived in person to the affected Jajarkot to oversee the rescue operation and pledged to provide all required support for
the same.
Similarly, the local, province and central governments are working together to ensure that the affected people
are provided with immediate relief including medical treatment and daily essentials.The Karnali provincial government and other provincial
governments have also brought and distributed relief materials, while other social organizations are working to help the quake survivors.The
earthquake on Friday night at 11:47 pm hit Jajarkot and Rukum Paschim, with Ramidanda of Jajarkot as the epicenter of the 6.4 Richter scale
According to latest update from the police, 157 people have been confirmed dead with around 200 people injured.The earthquake has caused a
lot of material damage in Jajarkot headquarters Khalanga
Although official statistics on the damage is yet to come, there are many houses that have been completely damaged and more partially
damaged.The earthquake in Jajarkot caused more damage to traditional houses than modern and concrete houses
Aman Chaudhary of Dang, doing business in Jajarkot, said that most of the houses destroyed due to the earthquake in Jajarkot are old
structures made of stone and mud.Locals said that there was not so much damage to concrete houses built recently.Gopal BK of Bheri
Municipality-2 said that houses made of stone and mud were damaged a lot
The houses made of wood and the new concrete houses built in the market place have not been damaged so much
The Jajarkot Palace had also been damaged in the earthquake.Meanwhile, many earthquake survivors are spending the night under the open sky
With their houses destroyed or not safe to live, they are forced to live under temporary tents.Man Bahadur BK of Bheri Municipality-2 said
that he is now living under the open sky with his children after his house was destroyed by the earthquake
"I am forced to stay out in the open with small children
The government has arranged tents, but it is very difficult during this cold season," he said.
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