Nepal quake: Stranded tourists reach India by bus

A group of foreign tourists, who were stranded in Nepal, were transported by bus to Bihar on Saturday.

The group of 26 came from various countries including the U.S.A, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Lebanon.

"Because I come from Lebanon, so we've experienced bombs. It had the same feeling but the length of the earthquake, the aftershocks, they were also strong," said Sophia, a tourist from Lebanon.

Officials arrived at the border to ensure the tourists' safe return from quake-hit Kathmandu.

"We went to the Nepal embassy this morning, the paperwork was done there. Their passports were checked and procedures were completed," said Deepak, the bus driver.

"Our bus reached there (Nepal) two days ago, but these tourists were stranded there for past several days," he added.

The death toll following the devastating earth-quake that rattled the Himalayan nation of Nepal a week ago has crossed 6,600. Over 14,000 people have received injuries so far.

Fresh aftershocks were reported this morning and Friday night in Kathmandu and other areas. It created panic among the people, who scrambled for open spaces.