Nepal Earthquake 2015: Second 7.3 Magnitude Quake Kills More Than 60 Dead, Thousands Injured

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Nepal was once again hit with an earthquake and in the 7.3 magnitude tremors which left more than 60 dead and thousands more injured. A following quake of 6.3 magnitude was reported to have struck after 30 minutes followed by aftershocks. The earthquake also affected neighboring countries like India, with more than 10 people dead and Tibet, with one confirmed death.

The Himalayas foothills were the center of last Tuesday's earthquake, triggering landslides that caused roadblocks in several areas, according to The Guardian. In the same report, it was revealed that more than 60 casualties confirmed Wednesday morning were in Kathmandu's north-east Dolakha district. The earthquake also brought injuries to approximately 2,000 people, but the count is expected to increase as reports come in of people being buried under the rubble in some isolated parts of the country.

"People are terrorized. Everyone is scared here. They spent the night out in the open," Chief administrator Prem Lal Lamichane said. Frightened locals once again set up tents outside, so they could sleep out in empty fields, sidewalks and parking lots.

The Red Cross reports that Chautara, a town in Sindhupalchowk has been heavily affected with many casualties in tow.

"Hundreds of people are pouring in. They are treating dozens for injuries and they have performed more than a dozen surgeries," according to Red Cross spokeswoman Nichola Jones via BBC last Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the relief efforts for Nepal's first devastating earthquake last April 25 were set back.

Richard Ragan from the World Food Program said that some parts of Nepal were not readily accessible and added, "the images of how people are suffering in these remote places aren't so evident, but I can tell you (that) the devastation is tremendous."

A US Marine helicopter with eight people on board is reportedly missing. The plane was conducting relief operations and lost contact via radio just after its passengers were heard talking about problems in the fuel tank. The Huey helicopter may have crashed near a river in Charikot area, one of Nepal's hard hit regions according to UK Mirror.

"The info we have is that it is down in one of the rivers, but none of the choppers has seen it yet," said Major Rajan Dahal of the Barda Bahadur Batallion.

More than 400 soldiers from the army of Nepal are involved in the hunt.

"There are 400-plus of our ground troops looking for it also, by this evening, we might get it," he said.