At least 153 people have been killed after an earthquake struck remote villages in western Nepal on Friday Nov. 3.
Family members mourn during the cremation procession of earthquake victims at Chiuri village in Jajarkot district, northwestern Nepal. (Photo by Prabin Ranabhat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit at 11:47 p.m local time in Jajarkot, western Nepal, according to the country’s seismological center.
A sadhu or a Hindu holyman walks through the ruins of a damaged house following an earthquake in Khalanga of Jajarkot district. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Images)
Authorities said 157 people have died and another 349 have been injured as of Nov. 6.
Survivors of a recent earthquake, rest under an open sky near a damaged house, in the early hours of Rukum district. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Images)
Authorities have yet to make contact with remote villages that were struck and say they expect the death toll to rise.
Survivors of a recent earthquake sit in front of a damaged house in Chiuri village at Jajarkot district. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Images)
Reports showed that more than 17,000 homes were completely damaged, which has displaced thousands of people.
A family member (C) of an earthquake victim, mourns beside their body in Chiuri village at Jajarkot district. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Images)
“Many houses have collapsed, many others have developed cracks. Thousands of residents spent the entire night in cold, open grounds because they were too scared to go in into the cracked houses as aftershocks struck,” an official told Reuters.
A woman (C) mourns the loss of her grandson, victim to a recent earthquake, in Chiuri village at Jajarkot district. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Images)
Neighboring countries, such as India, have expressed their condolences and provided aid relief.
A resident holds his newborn baby at an open air area in Jajarkot district. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Images)
“India stands in solidarity with the people of Nepal and is ready to extend all possible assistance,” India’s prime minister Narendra Modi said.
Damaged houses lie in ruins, in the aftermath of an earthquake at Pipaldanda village of Jajarkot district. (Photo by BALKUMAR SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images)
