CCTV9英语新闻：Recovery work underway after another earthquake in Nepal

Rescuers are battling to reach survivors of the deadly new earthquake in Nepal that triggered landslides and brought down buildings. 

 

In Kathmandu, there is chaos in the streets after another major earthquake rocked Nepal.

 

"Just now a big quake came and we all ran out of the building to keep ourselves safe," said Indra Khadka, hotel manager.

 

Away from the capital, in villages already reeling from a major quake in April, aid agencies struggle to keep up.

 

Ranveig Tveitnes from Norwegian Red Cross said:"We've had a lot of casualties, two dead on arrival to the hospital. The last count I heard was 40 injured, but that is several hours ago so the number is much higher now, and it will continue to rise throughout the night and tomorrow."

 

There are reports of landslides like this one captured by a Canadian Red Cross team, as buildings collapsed or were damaged by the tremor.

 

"We all dived under tables and the shaking just seemed to go on and on and on. Everybody was very shaken up," said Rose Foley, UNICEF representative.

 

Experts say more quakes are possible. Buildings, once a place of safety, are now seen as a potential traps. Some people now refuse to go inside.

 

"I am here trying to set up a tent so we can stay here overnight. These earthquakes are giving us too much trouble," said Yadav Prasad Mainali, Kathmandu resident. 

 

"But the repeated aftershocks have made it impossible for us to stay at home." 

 

The already difficult recovery situation may soon get worse, as monsoon season bears down on Nepal.

 

Tom Newby from Care International said: "If everyone stays in the streets for a long time, it's going to be very concerning, because the rains are coming soon and already it's raining, several days so far we've had heavy rain. So getting people under covers is extremely urgent."

 

Some of the worse damage is in the remote areas making the recovery efforts even more complicated.