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At least 26 people were killed and over 150 were injured when a big earthquake struck Nepal on Tuesday.
Initial reports reaching here said that 19 people were killed in Dolakha district, located about 170 km from here.
Dolakha is about 130 km from Kodari, the epicentre of the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck in the afternoon.
Two five-storeyed buildings collapsed in capital Kathmandu, an official said.
Police spokesman Kamal Singh Bam earlier said that four people were killed in Chautara town in Sindhupalchowk district and three people died in capital Kathmandu.
He said that the number of deaths is likely to go up as they await news from other areas.
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