INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
SURKHET, NOVEMBER 6Almost half of those killed in the earthquake on Friday were
children, it has been found.
In Pictures: In the aftermath of Jajarkot Earthquake
In Pictures: Portraits of loss and grief in the aftermath of Jajarkot earthquake
According to data with the police, 78 of the 157 people killed in the quake on the
night of November 3 were children
Of the deceased children, 50 died in Jajarkot and 28 in Rukum West due to the quake, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Santosh
Roka.Twenty eight of 52 people died in the quake in Rukum West were children, said the district police chief Namraj Bhattarai
"Most of the deceased in Rukum West were children
Two 10-month-old children have also lost their lives," he said.
According to the Jajarkot police, of the 105 deceased in
Jajarkot, 50 were children, 33 women and 18 men
In Rukum West, 16 women and eight men died in the quake.
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