People gather on a street after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 12, 2015. A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal at 3:05 p.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), the China Earthquake Networks Center said. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)
KATHMANDU, May 12 (Xinhua) -- "Death toll of today's earthquake has climbed to 36 and number of injuries rose to 1,117," says Nepal's Ministry of Home Affairs in its latest update on Tuesday.
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Nepal's only international airport closed following quake
KATHMANDU, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's only international airport Tribhuwan International Airport has been closed following the powerful earthquake Tuesday afternoon.
The airport in Kathmandu was closed immediately after the 7.4 magnitude quake jolted Nepal, an airport official told Xinhua over phone. More details are yet to be ascertained.
Earlier on Monday, the airport was closed for one hour in the noon following trouble in runway.
Interview: China has done "very good job" in quake rescue, relief: Nepal FM
KATHMANDU, May 12 (Xinhua) -- China has done a "very good job" in helping Nepal better cope with the aftermath of the strong earthquake that wreaked havoc in the Himalayan country, Nepalese Foreign Minister Mahendra Bahadur Pandey said.
"Through your media, we would like to extend our thanks to the Chinese people and the Chinese government ... We appreciate the prompt response (to the April 25 earthquake) shown by Chinese President Xi Jinping, and we are very happy and it has encouraged us to move forward," he told Xinhua in an interview.Full story
