A strong earthquake in western Nepal has left over 120 people dead and 140 injured.
尼泊尔西部发生强烈地震,造成120多人死亡,140多人受伤。
The 6.4-magnitude quake struck the area around midnight Friday.
星期五午夜左右,该地区发生6.4级地震。
The depth of the quake is between 10 to 15 kilometers.
地震的深度在10到15公里之间。
It was followed by several minor aftershocks.
随后发生了几次小余震。
Police say it is difficult for the rescue teams to reach some places as bridges were damaged, and roads were blocked by landslides triggered by the quake.
警方表示,由于地震引发的山体滑坡,桥梁受损,道路堵塞,救援队很难到达一些地方。
Helicopters are being mobilized for the rescue operation.
直升机正在被动员起来进行救援行动。
The last time Nepal experienced such a deadly earthquake was in 2015. That year, the Nepal earthquake caused about 9000 deaths, flattened entire towns, temples with hundreds of years of history, and other historical sites, destroyed over 1 million houses, and caused economic losses of up to 6 billion US dollars.
尼泊尔上一次发生如此致命的地震是在2015年。当年,尼泊尔地震造成约9000人死亡,整个城镇、拥有数百年历史的寺庙和其他历史遗迹被夷为平地,100多万所房屋被毁,经济损失高达60亿美元。