Some 3218 people have been killed in the 7.9 magnitude quake, which hit Nepal on Saturday.<\/p>\n
It is Nepal’s worst quake since 1934 when 8 500 people died.<\/p>\n
Nepal’s record of earthquakes dates to at least the 13th century, with significant temblors striking every 75 years.<\/p>\n
The quake struck the heavily populated Katmandu Valley, near the capital and it was felt as far as Tibet, Bangladesh and India.<\/p>\n
Five South Africans who had been reported missing in the quake have meanwhile been found.<\/p>\n
It is also been reported that a group of eight Pretoria schoolgirls visiting the country, were unharmed and accounted for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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