Four Persons Rescued Alive on 9th Day of Quake Nepal

Kathmmandu, May 4 (ANTARA Lampung/Xinhua-OANA) - Four persons, including a 105-year- old woman, were rescued alive from the debris of collapsed buildings in Nepal on Sunday, the 9th day since a massive earthquake hit the Himalayan country.

Fanchu Ghale, the old woman, was rescued alive from the debris of her own home at Kimtang village of Nuwakot district, central Nepal, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Ajay Chhatkuli of the Armed Police Force.

"Three persons have been rescued alive from Sindhupalchowk and one person from Nuwakot district," he told Xinhua over phone.

The old lady was rescued by members of the Nepal Police and a Japanese rescue team, while the three others were rescued in Syaule-8, Sindhupalchowk, by the Armed Police Force rescue team, he said.  

A 4.9 magnitude earthquake hit Nuwakot District of the Central Nepal on Sunday evening, Nepal's National Seismological Center said.

The latest update of the centre said the epicenter of the mild tremor was Okharpauwa of Nuwakot District and it struck at 5:20 p. m. local time. Nuwakot is an adjoining district of the Nepali Capital.

The fresh tremor rocked various parts of Nepal including Capital City Kathmandu. No casualties have so far been recorded in the fresh tremor.

The death toll in the devastating earthquake which hit the country on April 25 has climbed to 7,240 and the number could further go up, the home ministry said.

A total of 14,122 others were injured in the quake.

Meanwhile, the country's health authorities said a majority of health facilities in Nepal's quake-affected areas, including Sindupalchok and Gorkha, have sustained damage in the April 25 earthquake.

An assessment by the World Health Organization and Nepal's Ministry of Health said on Sunday that district hospitals in Ramechhap, Nuwakot, Sindupalchok and Rasuwa have been dysfunctional.

A situation report released by the United Nation Nepal office showed that 90 percent of health facilities located in the worst- hit areas have been severely damaged.

People in the remote areas of the worst-affected districts are still waiting for medical aid, though medical teams have set up camps at relatively accessible locations.

The Nepalese health authorities said some 50 national and international medical teams have so far been assigned to the quake- hit districts.

An initial assessment report from Nepal's archaeology authorities showed that around 60 temples across the nation have been destroyed in the 7.9 magnitude earthquake.