BASANTAPUR DURBAR SQUARE IS GONE .
- Nepal's Lamjung, the epicentre of the quake, has reportedly flattened and only few buildings there are believed to be standing.There are reports of cracks developing at the airport in Kathmandu.
- Scores have died in Nepal due to the quake, Nepali media has reported with TV visuals showing bodies lying on the roads.PM Modi has put disaster management teams on standby, he is monitoring the situation, says BJP leader RP Rudy.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has, meanwhile, spoken to his Nepali counterpart Ram Baran Yadav and discussed the situation in the wake of the quakes.
- There are reports that the quakes have triggered avalanches in Mount Everest region. Base camp of mountaineers is also reported to have been hit.
- Many historic temples have also been reduced to rubble in Nepal, say reports.