Araz news: Residents of Nepal’s capital are seeking refuge outside Sunday night, fearful of further aftershocks after a massive earthquake rocked much of the country a day earlier, killing at least 2,500 people.

Disaster response teams from the United States and other nations are deploying to help search, rescue, and recovery efforts. Thousands of people are injured, and an unknown number are unaccounted for.

Saturday’s 7.8-magnitude quake struck 80 kilometers northwest of Kathmandu, destroying large parts of the city’s historic center. A 6.7 aftershock was among at least 18 smaller quakes that shook the Kathmandu area since.

No effects of the latest quake have yet been announced.

VOA