Aid trickles in to Nepal villages struck by earthquake as survivors salvage belongings from rubble

Policemen pack relief material to distribute among earthquake survivors in Jajarkot District, northwestern Nepal, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. The Friday night earthquake in the mountains of northwest Nepal killed more than 150 people and left thousands homeless. - AP

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP): Aid trickled in to villages Monday in Nepal’s northwest mountains flattened by a strong earthquake over the weekend as villagers searched through the rubble of their collapsed homes to salvage what was left of their belongings.

The magnitude 5.6 temblor struck just minutes before midnight Friday, killing 157 people, injuring scores and leaving thousands homeless. The U.S. Geological Survey said that the quake occurred at a depth of 11 miles (18 kilometers). Nepal’s National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center confirmed that the epicenter was in Jajarkot, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) northeast of the capital, Kathmandu.