The hurt that came from the earthquake.

 The hurt that came from the earthquake.

The tremor was quite strong. All of the nearby homes were demolished once the earthquake's shock wave passed.

On Friday night, Jajarkot was fast asleep. In their first sleep was also the family of Prakash Shah (49), who lives in Upper Thaple, Bheri Municipality-3. Suddenly, in the middle of the night, the bell of the nearby temple rang. The constant ringing of the bell woke up Narinthakumari Shah (51), who was sleeping on the floor.

"The earthquake shook her badly when she got up after ringing the bell," she said after the initial shock of the tremor passed. Along with the other houses in the area, Devar Prakash's house was completely demolished.

In that house was a family of five, including Dewar-Deurani. Deurani's niece and brother Silo arrived as guests. Deputy Mayor Sarita Singh of the Nalgad Municipal Corporation also visited the headquarters on Friday to take part in the UNDP program; she stayed in a room that was rented out from Prakash's residence.

Narintha and her neighbors arrived at Prakash's destroyed home after the earthquake subsided. The force pressed on Prakash's wife. She is defending her kids. He waved his hand, and we used a stone support to raise the ball. Narinda says, "The deputy mayor and brother's brother-in-law left us. The niece was trapped by the bed and the drawer, and it took us two hours to get her out."       The drawer and Prakash's brother-in-law were covered in mud and stones from the house's wall, according to Kripal Budha, who assisted in the rescue. When his head was all that was visible, he was saved. The falling debris also killed Nalgad Deputy Mayor Singh, who was in the lower floor room.

Due to the injury to Prakash's hand, his wife has been sent to Nepalgunj for additional care. "Now God's grace!" Narinda exclaimed, her eyes welling with tears.

In Bheri Municipality, only 42 people have died and 81 people have been injured, according to the District Administration Office in Jajarkot. There have been 105 fatalities in the district, with 55 occurring in the Nalgad Municipality, 7 in the Kushe Rural Municipality, and 1 in the Chedagad Municipality.

Comparably, 51 people have passed away in Rukum West, a nearby district. There were 78 injuries. Aathbiskot Municipality, Saniveri Rural Municipality, and Chaurjahari Municipality have been more severely impacted, according to Chief District Officer Hari Prasad Pant.

 

Out of the 42 Rasaneveri of Athabiskot, 10 have passed away. "About 450 security personnel have been mobilized in the affected areas to make search, relief and rescue effective" , according to him, "Based on the information received, there is no search and rescue work left."

The epicenter of the earthquake, which occurred at 11:47 p.m., was Barekot rural municipality-1 in Jajarkot, according to the National Earthquake Measurement Center. The locals claim that because the midnight earthquake destroyed many people's houses, many did not have time to flee.

Meena Khatri Wali, a 26-year-old from Upper Thaple, claims, "We were asleep, it didn't happen," alongside her husband, daughter, and Nanda. It felt more like lightning striking than an earthquake, as if the sky itself had collapsed." That night, he was brought to the hospital. They have sought refuge in the neighboring home of their sister. She affirmed, "My heart is still beating."

Additionally, Madhusudan Sharma, 62, of Upper Thaple, is unable to explain how he managed to survive the earthquake. His words upon being discovered close to the damaged house were, "Suddenly there was a crash." It has to be acknowledged that God's grace allowed us to survive.

As per Harishchandra Sharma, the Assistant Chief District Officer of Jajarkot, the majority of the traditional houses in Khalanga headquarters have been demolished. Beginning at midnight, all four security agencies as well as locals were involved in rescue operations within the headquarters area. The injured were brought to Khalanga District Hospital.

a commotion inside the hospital

The hospital was crowded with wounded people in the morning. Family members and security personnel transported the patients to the hospital from the headquarters and surrounding areas. Some parents arrived at the hospital with the bodies of their children who had perished in the seismic activity.

The person in charge, Pratishka Bharti, stated that there was no treatment. Things became easier when the injured were referred to Nepalgunj and Surkhet in the afternoon.

District Hospital on West Rukum Drive. Sushil Pokharel reported that 250 injured individuals sought medical attention. Four people are receiving treatment at the district hospital, seven have been transported to Kathmandu, and twenty-five have been referred to Surkhet. After receiving treatment, some have gone back home.

At Bheri Hospital in Nepalgunj, 31 patients are receiving treatment, according to former director Badri Chapagain. He added, "The condition of the thirty-two people receiving treatment is serious; the condition of the others is not serious." One of the individuals who was transported to Nepalgunj passed away en route. There are multiple injuries, as well as broken arms and legs.

Race for Prime Minister

Early in the morning, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda arrived in the region impacted by the earthquake. Together with other dignitaries and the energy minister Shakti Bahadur Basnet, Prime Minister Prachanda, who was also a Jajarkot MP, visited the hospital and got to know the patients.

In terms of rescue and care, the government dared to take no shortcuts. Seven injured people were flown from Nalgad to Surkhet by the helicopter that carried Prachanda.

Next, Prachanda Rukum made his way to the West. visited the patients at the District Hospital Salle and Chaurzahari, Sani Bhari. Reaching Radi Bazar, the victims were met from Athabiskot Municipality - 9, where the majority of the deaths were caused by the earthquake.

Upon arriving at Nepalgunj with two wounded, he departed from the Nepalese army's helicopter and took a regular flight back to Kathmandu. Prior to that, he told reporters at Nepalgunj Airport that there were thousands of damaged houses, hundreds of injured people, and a death toll of about 150.