New earthquake hits Nepal, some deaths reported
Norway's Red Cross says there were "many injured, several killed" in a strong earthquake that hit Nepal on Tuesday, less than three weeks after a massive quake struck the South Asian country.
The Norwegian Red Cross, which was helping people from the April 25 earthquake at a 60-bed hospital in Chautara in central Nepal, added in a Twitter posting that their hospital tents already had received patients.
Another major earthquake has hit Nepal near the Chinese border between the capital, Kathmandu, and Mount Everest.
The U.S. Geological Survey says Tuesday's quake hit with a magnitude of 7.4 in an isolated area just after lunchtime.
It comes after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake on April 25 killed more than 8,150 people and injured over 17,860, flattening mountain villages and destroying buildings.
In Kathmandu, Nepal's capital, Tuesday's quake sent people rushing outside of their homes into the streets. Police gave no immediate estimate on damage.
The Norwegian Red Cross, which was helping people from the April 25 earthquake at a 60-bed hospital in Chautara in central Nepal, added in a Twitter posting that their hospital tents already had received patients.
Another major earthquake has hit Nepal near the Chinese border between the capital, Kathmandu, and Mount Everest.
The U.S. Geological Survey says Tuesday's quake hit with a magnitude of 7.4 in an isolated area just after lunchtime.
It comes after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake on April 25 killed more than 8,150 people and injured over 17,860, flattening mountain villages and destroying buildings.
In Kathmandu, Nepal's capital, Tuesday's quake sent people rushing outside of their homes into the streets. Police gave no immediate estimate on damage.