DEFENCE MINISTER VISITS QUAKE HIT EASTERN HILL DISTRICTS

DEFENCE MINISTERVISITS QUAKE HIT HILL DISTRICTS IN EASTERN REGION

Kathmandu, 23 Sept.: Defence Minister Sharat Singh Bhandari Friday inspected quake damage in the eastern hill districts and oversaw relief measures along the region bordering Indian Sikkim.
the epicenter of Sunday’s earthquake.
The quake was the most severe to hit the Himalayan state in 78 years.
Complete devastation reports are yet to come in.
Relief work is being obstructed with monsoon rain.
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