More than 600 injured in the quake were airlifted to Kathmandu for treatment, said Police Inspector Chandra Bahadur Thapa, from Area Police Office, Melamchi.Similarly, hundreds of others are receiving treatment at Melamchi hospital.
As most of the people were killed in the northern belt of the district, the rescue operation was badly hampered.
According to a local from Sikharpur VDC, Jagat Bahadur Tamang, 99 percent houses in the VDC are destroyed.
However, exact information about the human and physical loss in Phulpingkatti, Tatopani, Listi, Gati, Marmin, Ghumthang areas is yet to be received.
According to Chief District Officer, Krishna Gyawali, it was quite difficult to estimate the number of human loss in Bhotang, Baskharka, Gunsa, Inchowk, Golche, Gumba, Pangtang villages.
Nepal Army’s captain at Melamchi Camp, Prem Hamal, informed that the rescue operation in the villages of Bhotang, Banskharka, Gunsa and Inchowk was continuous.
Thousands of people have been spending nights under open sky following the quake. They have demanded speedy supply of relief materials as tent, water and food stuffs,
Moreover, the landslides occurred in Listi, Gati, Gumthang and Phulpingkatti have obstructed the roadway thereby hindering the movement of ambulance. RSS
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