city of namche. it allows for the possibility of severe damage. it s about the same depth as the previous earthquake that hit nepal killing more than 8,000 people less than three weeks ago. that country is still picking up the pieces clearly from that first devastating earthquake and then this new one hit. ivan watson is tracking the latest of what s happening on the ground. it s evening now in nepal. what will tonight mean for victims there? reporter: it s a tough night for these people. i ve been messaging with friends i made after the first earthquake on april 25th and they described how they had to put tents up because they are afraid to go into their homes tonight and how virtually the entire city of kathmandu is out sleeping on the streets tonight. repetition of scenes that i saw two weeks ago where people were
we are covering breaking news this morning. we are getting our first reports here early reports of deaths caused by new magnitude 7.3 earthquake in nepal. at least four deaths have been reported. u.s. geological survey reports have been at least six aftershocks. up to 6.3. international agency says there were four deaths in the town of chatara. the epicenter is believed to be in the city of namche near the border of china. we have reports of buildings collapsing and buildings damaged in the prior quake collapsing now. we have journalist minesh
parmigiana, paired with new tastes to explore, all served with unlimited salad and breadsticks. four all new duos, starting at $11.99. at olive garden. the breaking news this morning. a magnitude 7.3 earthquake has hit nepal. this is a new earthquake to hit the country that has been devastated the last few weeks by the 7.8 quake that hit on april 25th killing 8,000 people. this morning, the u.s. geological survey reports the epicenter is near the city of namche. near the border of china. the gateway to everest. we know there have been at least six aftershocks this morning. 6.3 magnitude. powerful. in kathmandu, west of the epicenter, panicked crowds ran into the streets.
we are covering breaking news this morning. getting our first reports of death caused by a new magnitude 7.3 earthquake in nepal. international agencies say there were four deaths in the town of close to kathmandu. the epicenter is in the town of namche. the damage can be more devastating since the earthquake was shallow. there are reports of buildings that were damaged in the april earthquake. a lot of trekkers go through namche. we don t know if there are landslides yet. we saw that on april 25th with the first quake. i m checking the wires here.
collapsing. 8,000 people died from the quake that hit nepal on april 25th. the country still recovering. the quake in the city of namche. the gateway to the himalayans. there is concern there could be people trekking out near there. no words of avalanches. we are getting more information. 7.3 magnitude quake. very strong. we will bring you the information as soon as we get it. in the meantime we are learning the toll of the severe storms that hit the u.s. five people killed. dozens more injured. more than 70 tornadoes tore up parts of the plains and midwest. take a look at the damage inflicted by an ef-3 tornado in van, texas. 24 hours ago, we were talking about the storms rolling through van. that s what it looked like. look at this. it left more than 40 people injured. eight people were missing in the east texas town. they are all accounted for now. look at the 45-foot wide sink