Survivors of an earthquake that shook Nepal’s northwest overnight described sudden shaking followed by houses collapsing and burying entire families, as the death toll rose to 157 on Saturday.
Most of those killed were crushed by debris when their houses — usually made by stacking rocks and logs — crumbled under the force of the tremblor midnight Friday, local media reported.
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