At least 71 killed as 7.9 magnitude earthquake hits Nepal

Wall Street Journal graphics; AP & Getty photos; Fox News ^ | Published April 25, 2015 | Foxnews.com

[topher]

BREAKING NEWS – At least 71 people died after a powerful magnitude-7.9 earthquake shook Nepal’s capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley around noon Saturday, Nepal's Home Ministry says.

Sky News also reports that at least 50 people are trapped underneath rubble of the city’s iconic Dharahara Tower, one of Kathmandu’s landmarks built by Nepal’s royal rulers in the 1800s and a UNESCO-recognized historical monument.

[COBOL2Java]

RIP to the victims.

Ditto

[Red in Blue PA]

Wow.

[caww]

Yep...either or it’s all pretty bad there...I should say very bad.

[caww]

3 hours ago..”SamaritansPurse”... is readying a team to respond to massive NepalEarthquake ....

I suspect Israel is as well...those two seem to have thiier act together in these times....

[caww]

Here's one very blurred of the Sw Temple dmage...sorry it's all I've found currently

[Red in Blue PA]

This page has frequent updates.....says more than half of Bhaktapur is gone.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/apr/25/nepal-earthquake-nation-worst-tremor-80-years-kathmandu-live-updates

[COBOL2Java]

The Indian tectonic plate has been slamming into the Eurasian plate for millions of years. It's how the Himalayan mountains were formed, and the cause of these earthquakes.

[caww]

Patan Nepal

[Red in Blue PA]

I believe that is the Patan Museum to the left and the fountains below are littered with debris. Hopefully the museum remained intact as it had items over a thousand years old.

[caww]

So much rubble....some are still getting rescued...others not...

[caww]

I’m reading many of the older buildings are gone or badly damaged...where the newer buidings are ok but many will need repairs....

[winodog]

Thanks for all the photos

[caww]

You're welcome....;)

[Red in Blue PA]

A great source for information on Nepal (a local paper):

http://www.ekantipur.com/

[Rebelbase]

How long before we hear about a well publicized mega million dollar donation from the Clinton Foundation to aid this area?

[rabidralph]

I am struck by the lack of looting.

[Rebelbase]

You are being oversensitive in this case.

[rabidralph]

Here's info about Samaritan's Purse response

[Cruz_West_Paul2016]

does anyone know if Obama is going to make a trip there to oversee the damage? then blame it on hmm? what or who would he blame it on?

[CPT Clay]

That would not be a pleasant experience.