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Light earthquake kills Indian man in Dhading
A man working at a brick kiln in Dhunibesi Municipality-5 in Dhading district died after a pile of bricks fell on him following a light tremor on Wednesday.bookmark
Published at : June 21, 2017
Updated at : June 21, 2017 19:50
Dhading
A man working at a brick kiln in Dhunibesi Municipality-5 in Dhading district died after a pile of bricks fell on him following a light tremor on Wednesday.
The deceased has been identified as Rijan Sadai, 35, of Darbanga, India.
According to the Area Police Office, Khanikhola, the incident occurred while Sadai was piling up a stack of bricks this morning.
Police said that Sadai’s 10-year-old son was injured in the incident.
He has been rushed to the Trauma Centre in Kathmandu for treatment.
The National Seismological Centre (NSC) has recorded an earthquake measuring 3.2 in the Richter scale at 10:25 am with its epicentre in Chitlang of Makawanpur district. RSS
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