Survivor recounts the moments a deadly earthquake struck Nepal

(5 Nov 2023)
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Rukum District, Nepal - 5 November 2023
1. Various of earthquake survivors sitting outside
2. Close of wood burning
3. Various of survivors
4. Wide of people near a damaged property
5. SOUNDBITE (Nepali) Prajet Bika, earthquake survivor:
”We were all at home, we were saved only because we were able to run. There were so many who were not able to make it and died, It was at night at 11:53 pm (local time) while we were all asleep. Those who could escape made it but many also died. We were also able to help out and pull some bodies."
6. Various of survivors seated outside
7. Various of damaged properties
8. Various of survivors walking near damaged house
STORYLINE:
Thousands of villagers in the mountains of northwestern Nepal slept outdoors Saturday night in the bitter cold after an earthquake killed at least 157 people and damaged or destroyed most homes.

Most of the houses in villages in Jajarkot district either collapsed or were severely damaged by the sudden earthquake Friday night, while the few concrete houses in towns were also damaged.

"We were saved only because we were able to run," said Prajet Bika.

"Those who could escape made it but many also died," he added.

People used whatever they could find to set up shelter for the night, using plastic sheets and old clothes to keep them warm. Most people have been unable to retrieve their belongings from under the rubble.

Most of those killed were crushed by debris when their houses — usually made by stacking rocks and logs — crumbled under the force of the earthquake, local media reported.

While rescuers were scrambling to rush aid, operations were hampered by the fact that many of the mountainous villages could only be reached by foot.

Roads were also blocked by landslides triggered by the earthquake.

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