Earthquake hits Nepal and India

After working on articles dealing with the catastrphic earthquake that took place in India and Nepal, we were assigned the creation, in groups, of a summary.

"The article published on September 23rd of 2011 talks about a strong earthquake that took place in India and Nepal with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 . After the first tremor, the Indian seismology offical assessed that more aftershocks would probably hit the region.

   The earthquake caused the falling of many building followed by the interuption of light power, leaving a huge area of the country in darkness. The most relevant damage was the lose of around 15 lives and dozens of people hurt in Nepal.

   The prime minister of India, Manmohan Singh, said he'd sent troops to help. The National disaster management Authority organized an emergency meeting and the rescue efforts were supported by the air force".