At least 119 people were killed in an overnight earthquake in a remote area of Nepal, officials said Saturday, while security forces were deployed to assist in rescue efforts.
The 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck the far west of the Himalayan country late Friday and was measured at a depth of only 18 kilometers (11 miles) by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Videos and photos posted on social media showed locals digging through debris in the dark to pull out survivors from the debris of collapsed homes and buildings.
Mud houses collapsed or were damaged as survivors ducked out for safety as the sirens of emergency vehicles blared.
The earthquake was felt as far as New Delhi, the capital of India, about 500 km from the epicenter, 42 km south of Jumla.