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At least 69 people were killed and dozens injured as rescuers searched mountain villages after a strong earthquake of 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal, officials said as reported by Associated Press..
The tremors of the quake was also felt in India's capital, New Delhi, more than 800 kilometers (500 miles) away..
Nepal's National Earthquake Monitoring & Research Center said its epicentre was at Jajarkot, which is about 250 miles northeast of the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu..
The quake killed at least 35 people in Rukum district, where numerous houses collapsed, police official Narvaraj Bhattarai said over the telephone..
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