Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who was on an election campaign in Western Nepal, is safe, a government spokesman said on Wednesday, hours after a powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit the remote and mountainous Doti district, killing at least six people. World News | Powerful Earthquake Hits Western Nepal, PM Deuba Campaigning for Election is Safe.