Just as Nepal was slowly starting to recover from a devastating earthquake last month, another strong quake has struck.
At least 40 people are reported to have been killed in the latest 7.3 magnitude tremor and hundreds more have been injured.
Many buildings already weakened by last month’s tremor collapsed, adding to the misery for tens of thousands of people.
Politicians rushed for the exit of Nepal’s parliament and buildings swayed as far away as New Delhi.
There are also reports of new landslides in valleys near Mount Everest.
The epicentre of the new quake was about 80 kilometres east of Kathmandu and it had a depth of just 18 kilometres. Shallow quakes tend to cause more damage.
The massive 7.8 earthquake on April the 25th left more than 8,000 people dead and the country is struggling to cope with the aftermath.
The new tremor lasted up to a couple of minutes and sent people running outside in the capital Kathmandu and elsewhere.
A spokesman for the Interna
