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Nepal earthquake: Death toll from magnitude 7.3 quake rises to 96 with thousands more injured

The Himalayan nation is still reeling from the aftermath of a devastating 7.8 magnitude quake

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A woman walks past the rubble of destroyed buildings following a second major earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal Jonas Gratzer/Getty Images

The death toll from the second earthquake to strike Nepal in less than three weeks has risen to at least 96, emergency officials have said.

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake caused buildings to collapse and triggered landslides in Nepal, India and Tibet on 12 May, injuring over 2,300. 

The Himalayan nation is still reeling from the aftermath of a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake which shook the area on 25 April.

More than 8,000 people have died and almost 20,000 are reported to be injured from the first disaster.

Second major earthquake hits Nepal

Second major earthquake hits Nepal

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    Medics treat an injured person at Police Hospital in Kathmandu following a further major earthquake in Kathmandu

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    A rescuer carries a man on his back as authorities carry out rescue operations after a fresh 7.3-magnitude earthquake in Gyirong county, Tibet

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    Medics carry an injured person at Police Hospital in Kathmandu following a further major earthquake in Kathmandu

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    Nepalese rescue workers at the site after a house collapsed during a strong earthquake, in Kathmandu

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    Nepalese armed police force search for victims after a house collapsed during a strong earthquake, in Kathmandu

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    Local residents evacuate onto a street minutes after an earthquake in central Kathmandu

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    Local residents evacuate from a shop during an earthquake in central Kathmandu

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    An Indian bystander carries an injured youth who fell downstairs at Siliguri Hospital as a tremor struck in Siliguri

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    Nepalese military personnel and International rescue check on a collapsed building after an earthquake in the centre of Kathmandu on 12 May

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    Nepalese military personnel stands on a collapsed building after earthquake in centre of Kathmandu

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    Indian hospital staff attend to a schoolgirl who fainted as a tremor struck at Siliguri Hospital in Siliguri

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    Nepalese run for open space as a strong earthquake hits Kathmandu

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    Nepalese search for open space as a strong earthquake hits Kathmandu. Another quake that hit Nepal had a magnitude of 7.3, the United States Geological Society says, and was followed by several strong aftershocks

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    People run for open space as a strong earthquake hits Kathmandu in Nepal on 12 May

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    Nepalese people rush to safer areas as an earthquake hits Kathmandu

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    A Nepalese man runs to safety after a second earthquake hit Nepal in Kathmandu

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    A man carries children to safety in Kathmandu

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    Nepalese people stand in the streets as a 7.3 magnitude earthquake hits the country, in Kathmandu

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    People run to safety in Kathmandu

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    Nepalese patients are carried out of a hospital building as a 7.3 magnitude earthquake hits the country, in Kathmandu on Tuesday

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    Families ran into open spaces as the earthquake hit Kathmandu

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    Nepalese patients lie on stretchers after being carried out of a hospital as a 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit Kathmandu on Tuesday

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    An Indian woman being evacuated from the Indra Bhawan commercial complex as the earthquake was felt in Allahabad, India

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British Chinook helicopters sent to help the relief effort were prevented from entering the country on Wednesday over claims their powerful propellers could blow roofs off and smash windows.

Instead of helping international aid workers get to the thousands of displaced Nepalis, the helicopters were left stranded in Delhi along with around 100 military air crew, engineers and support staff.

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Thousands are still missing following the two quakes, and it is feared that the death toll could reach 10,000.

Additional reporting by Reuters

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