A strong aftershock rocked Nepal a week after the earthquake

A strong aftershock rocked Nepal a week after the earthquake -

According reported US Geological Survey (USGS) an earthquake magnitude 5 on the Richter scale occurred at 2.35 hours Argentina about 93 kilometers northwest of Kathmandu, capital of Nepal.

Despite this, the population began today to return to homes that were not destroyed or damaged by the quake that caused more than 6,0 dead and 14,000 wounded.

the Consortium for Risk Reduction in Nepal, an entity in which they participate UN agencies estimated that were destroyed some 0,786 houses and other 143,673 were damaged.

also estimated that the earthquake generated about 2.8 million IDPs, 10 percent of the total population of Asian country.

However, the World Health Organization, the "main concern" is the "disease control" as they expect outbreaks of diarrhea, pneumonia and other diseases associated with poor hygiene and rain.

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