On Saturday morning, an earthquake with a 4.7 magnitude hit Kathmandu, Nepal. There have been no injuries or casualties, only property damage has been reported so far.
The time of occurrence of the earthquake was around 2:36 am about 10km south of Kathmandu, disclosed the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center.
The Changunarayan temple of Bhaktapur is announced as the epicenter of the earthquake.
Nepal earthquake of 2015
People expressed their thoughts on social media saying that it reminded them of the disastrous 2015 earthquake.
In April 2015 a 7.8 magnitude earthquake had jolt the country it left over 8,800 people dead and about twenty-two thousand injured.
The Kathmandu Valley Earthquake Risk Management Project (KVERMP) was established by the Nepali government in 1997 as an earthquake preparedness project.
This project established an earthquake scenario program that mimicked an emergency and gave roles to various town actors.
It also created open spaces where people gather during such calamities. The Tribhuvan International Airport serving Kathmandu was closed immediately after the earthquake, but was re-opened later in the day for relief operations and, later, for some commercial flights. It subsequently shut down operations sporadically due to aftershocks, and on 3 May was closed temporarily to the largest planes for fear of runway damage.
During strong aftershocks, the airport opened all boarding-lounge exit doors onto the tarmac, allowing people who were waiting for post security and immigration to flee to the open spaces of the runway tarmac. Many remained outside as planes were delayed and the airport swelled to capacity. The airport facilities suffered damage and there was no running water or operating toilets in the airport lounges. Few airport workers were at their posts; most were killed in the earthquake or had to deal with its aftereffects.
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