Terror and panic in Kathmandu as deadly quake struck


  • World
  • Sunday, 26 Apr 2015

Women and children, who slept at a street for the night, are seen during early morning a day after a massive earthquake, in Kathmamdu, Nepal. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepalese tourist guide Naba Raj Amgai had just returned home from a mountain-biking trip when his home in the capital Kathmandu began to shake, sending a fridge and television smashing to the ground.

He and his wife bolted for the stairs. Outside, his neighbours were pouring onto the street, shouting and crying.

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