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Crisis in Nepal following earthquake, death toll likely to exceed 1,500
The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed the magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred approximately 50 miles northwest of the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu at around 11:56 a.m.(1:30 to 2 a.m. CT). This is the second deadliest earthquake recorded in Nepal history. The first occurred in 1934 with a magnitude of 8.0, and killed …