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Himalayan villagers tell of quake chaos, 110 deadChungthang, India (AFP) Sept 22, 2011 Military helicopters on Thursday reached remote villages in northeast India cut off for four days by a strong earthquake which killed at least 110 people across four countries. Terrified local people reported how their houses were destroyed by boulders careering down the mountainside, flattening walls and crushing people inside when the 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck on Sunday evening. Landslides and rockfalls have blocked all roads into the north of Sikkim, leaving rescue teams battling to eva ... read more |
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 Himalayan quake toll crosses 100 The death toll from the weekend earthquake in the Himalayas crossed 100 Wednesday as rescue workers struggled to reach remote villages and helicopters airlifted the injured and stranded. ... more | .. |
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  18 hydro workers killed in Himalaya quake: company A company building a hydroelectric plant in north-east India said Wednesday that 18 of its employees were killed in separate incidents in the weekend's deadly Himalayan earthquake. ... more | .. |
 Nepal capital tops quake risk list: experts With rescue work still under way in Nepal after Sunday's deadly earthquake in the Himalayas, scientists have warned that the capital Kathmandu is a high-risk city unprepared for the next "Big One". ... more | .. |
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 Himalayan quake rescuers blast route to epicentre Rescue teams blasted their way through rockfalls Tuesday as they closed in on the remote epicentre of a Himalayan earthquake that killed 83 people in India, Nepal and Tibet. ... more | .. |
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Quake hits vast Himalayan region killing 63 Rescue teams battled mudslides and torrential rains Monday to reach victims of a strong earthquake that rocked a remote Himalayan region, killing 63 people in India, Nepal and Tibet. ... more | .. |
At least 19 killed as 6.9 quake rocks India, Nepal A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit northeastern India on Sunday, killing at least 19 people, including three caught in a wall collapse at the British embassy in neighbouring Nepal. ... more | .. |
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