Sunday, April 26, 2015

Nepal Earthquake

In Nepal the earthquake that devastated the country was the worst one in 80 years.  It was a magnitude of 7.8 which is huge. At Mt. Everest there were many climbers who were running for there lives after the quake hit saturday, which 10 of those people died. Also many historical landmarks were demolished during the quake like the Dharahara Tower which is nine stories high. Right now 1,970 people are dead and in recent articles the death toll is up to 2,500 currently and still rising a lot.
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/nepal-earthquake/nepal-earthquake-magnitude-7-9-tremor-hits-kathmandu-n348236
T.J. Miller

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