RUKUM, Nov 4: Rukum West district has witnessed a huge loss of lives and physical property due to the earthquake that occurred last night.
The earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale with its epicenter in Jajarkot occurred Friday night.
In Rukum West, two local bodies were hit hard by the disaster. Death of 27 people from Aathbiskot Municipality and Sanibheri Rural Municipality, which are close to Jajarkot district, has been confirmed so far, said Mayor of Aathbiskot Municipality, Rabi KC.
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"Eighteen people died in Aathbiskot Municipality and nine in Sanibheri Rural Municipality," he said. The earthquake caused huge destruction in ward no 14 of Aathbiskot Municipality and ward no 4 of Sanibheri Rural Municipality, shared Mayor KC.
The rescue and treatment of quake injured and collection of details on the loss of lives and physical properties are underway.
Ward Chair of Aathbiskot Municipality-14, Hukum Pun, said problems surfaced to take the injured to hospitals due to road obstruction following the earthquake. "Ward no 14 witnessed a huge loss. We started the rescue operation from the very night," he mentioned.
Similarly, Information Officer at the District Police Office, Dharmendra Khadka, said further details of the loss are being collected.
The injured are receiving treatment at District Hospital, Salle, Chaurjahari Mission Hospital and Aathbiskot Municipal Hospital, said police, adding that traffic has resumed on the roads earlier obstructed due to the earthquake. Ten injured persons have now been airlifted to Nepalgunj from the District Hospital, Salle.
Likewise, three injured ones have been airlifted to Surkhet from Aathbiskot Municipal Hospital by a Nepali Army chopper. Some houses in Chaurjahari and Musikot municipalities, and Tribeni and Bafikot rural municipalities have been damaged.
(RSS)
