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| Earthquake Strikes Northeast India, Killing at Least 5 | Earthquake Strikes Northeast India, Killing at Least 5 |
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| NEW DELHI — A powerful earthquake of 6.7 magnitude rocked northeast India before dawn on Monday, sending tremors through neighboring countries and leaving at least five people dead and scores injured. | NEW DELHI — A powerful earthquake of 6.7 magnitude rocked northeast India before dawn on Monday, sending tremors through neighboring countries and leaving at least five people dead and scores injured. |
| Those tolls were expected to rise as disaster response teams arrived in Manipur State from the neighboring state of Assam on Monday morning. | Those tolls were expected to rise as disaster response teams arrived in Manipur State from the neighboring state of Assam on Monday morning. |
| In Imphal, the capital of Manipur, casualties were relatively low because most buildings in the city are small, said Nandita Hazarika, a top official at the disaster relief agency in Assam. | |
| Ranjit Kumar, a research officer with the department of disaster management in Manipur, said by phone from the capital that so far he had received information only from the Imphal West district. Forty-eight buildings there were reported to have collapsed either partially or fully, he said. | |
| Cracks had also appeared in major structures like the airport and a large market. Five deaths were registered in the area around the city, and 43 people were hospitalized for injuries, J. Suresh Babu, the home secretary of Manipur, told NDTV, an Indian news channel. | |
| Two teams of disaster response personnel, amounting to 90 people, were flown to Imphal on Monday morning, S. S. Guleria, deputy inspector general of the National Disaster Response Force, said by phone in New Delhi. He said that an additional team was scheduled to leave for the city of Silchar in Assam later in the day and that several others were on standby. | |
| Indian government seismologists reported that the epicenter of the quake was in the Tamenglong district, near the border with Myanmar. Ms. Hazarika described the region as “very, very sparsely populated.” | Indian government seismologists reported that the epicenter of the quake was in the Tamenglong district, near the border with Myanmar. Ms. Hazarika described the region as “very, very sparsely populated.” |
| The earthquake occurred shortly after 4:30 a.m., when most residents of India’s northeastern states were asleep, but people described buildings swaying and furniture toppling over because of repeated tremors in the space of a minute. | The earthquake occurred shortly after 4:30 a.m., when most residents of India’s northeastern states were asleep, but people described buildings swaying and furniture toppling over because of repeated tremors in the space of a minute. |
| Officials in neighboring Bangladesh also connected three deaths to the quake, including two men who had heart attacks and one who died escaping his home. Tremors were also felt in Bhutan and Myanmar. | Officials in neighboring Bangladesh also connected three deaths to the quake, including two men who had heart attacks and one who died escaping his home. Tremors were also felt in Bhutan and Myanmar. |