Nepal earthquake: Hundreds die, many feared trapped

“We need support from the various international agencies which are more knowledgeable and equipped to handle the kind of emergency we face now,” said Information Minister Minendra Rijal.

A national police spokesman told the BBC that 711 people had died in the quake, 467 of them in Kathmandu alone.

尼泊爾今天(25日)發生芮氏規模7.9強震,尼泊爾內政部表示,目前罹難人數已經攀升到711人,死傷人數恐怕會繼續增加。

尼泊爾內政部發言人達卡爾(Laxmi Prasad Dhakal)公布最新災情統計時表示,「目前全國的罹難人數已經來到688人」。

這起強震震倒了加德滿都一座19世紀建造的達拉哈拉塔(Dharara Tower),警方封鎖周圍區域時,清理出多具屍體,已知仍有數十人受困其中。

根據美國地質調查所(USGS)的資料,尼泊爾今天的強震規模達7.9,深度為15公里。除了首都加德滿都災情嚴重外,也引發聖母峰(Mount Everest)山上雪崩,由於4月是攀爬聖母峰的旺季,恐怕有眾多登山客因此受困。