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A powerful earthquake with a 6.8 magnitude rocked Sikkim and other parts in the North East on Sunday, leaving at least six persons dead and over 50 injured besides causing extensive damage to several buildings.
Four persons were killed in Sikkim — two at Singtham, one at Dikchu in East Sikkim district and another at Mangan — as the government sought Army’s assistance in reaching help to the affected, state Chief Secretary Karma Gyatso told PTI.
One person was killed in Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal and another in Nalanda district in Bihar.
The National Disaster Relief Force in on way to Sikkim and would reach Sikkim by Monday, Mr. Gyatso said.
Many tall buildings developed cracks in Gangtok and Darjeeling and window panes shattered as people came out in large numbers in panic. The earthquake claimed one life at Singtham in East Sikkim district, while another died just outside Singtham.CLICK HERE
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6 killed as powerful quake jolts North East ,INDIA.
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