Eight dead in quake
A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake rocked northeastern India on
Sunday, killing as many as eight people, including five who died in
tremors that rocked neighbouring Nepal.
The US Geological Survey said the quake hit the small, landlocked
Himalayan state of Sikkim which borders Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet at
around 6:10pm (1240 GMT).
The epicentre was just over 60 kilometres (40 miles) northwest of the
state capital Gangtok, which was plunged into darkness by a power cut of
about 20 seconds after the quake. AFP
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