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4 aftershocks jolt Nepal, 1 killed

Xinhua, May 11, 2015 Adjust font size:

One person died as four aftershocks occurred in Nepal on Sunday, the 16th day since the massive 7.9-magnitude earthquake jolted the country.

The victim, Shankha Bahadur Nagarkoti, 72, died while running out of the house as a 4.2-magnitude aftershock rocked Lalitpur in the Kathmandu Valley in the afternoon, according to local police.

Nagarkoti, who was lying in bed inside the house which developed cracks after the April 25 massive earthquake, died as he fell down while running out after experiencing the aftershock, a police spokesperson said.

As of Sunday, more than 8,000 people were killed since the massive quake struck on April 25, with over 17,800 people injured, government statistics showed.

The United States Geological Survey has said aftershocks are normal occurrences after large earthquakes, and are expected to continue in Nepal, but will occur less frequently with time. Endi