Strong earthquake in Nepal : Live Updates : Saturday

Update 12th May: Another strong earthquake has hit Nepal after two weeks. Know more about the 12th May Earthquake in Nepal here.

A strong earthquake has struck several parts of Nepal including Kathmandu and Pokhara. A massive damage has been reported with growing figures of death toll. The government has announced emergency situation and appealed for help from a wider community.

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BBC has quoted the US Geological Survey mentioning a powerful earthquake measuring 7.8 magnitude.

I have covered few updates starting with when the news story was still developing. Please find the live updates below. For latest please see my tweets @pradeepdotco and follow my updates from Facebook page.

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Live Updates from Social Media

Latest: Emergency declared in Nepal after massive #earthquake #NepalQuake

Latest death toll from #NepalEarthquake :1,500+
Kathmandu: 242
Bhaktapur: 161
Nuwakot: 126
Gorkha: 93
Lalitpur: 67 pic.twitter.com/xBr92BbVQK
— Pradeep Singh (@pradeepdotco) April 25, 2015

Death toll from massive Nepal Earthquake rises to 565 with many more trapped under rubble – BBC News

Latest update by Ministry of Home Affairs – 202 dead 400+ injured;
God help #Nepal

Latest update by Ministry of Home Affairs – 202 dead 400+ injured;
God help #Nepal #earthquake pic.twitter.com/wU1SoncKTd
— Pradeep Singh (@pradeepdotco) April 25, 2015

Several buildings have been damaged as seen in the social media images although no official word on casualties have been received yet. Phone lines are down, restricting the real situation and information.