More earthquakes struck Nepal on Tuesday May 12, one, a 7.3 magnitude was followed by another of 6.3 magnitude 30 minutes later. The deadly quakes, which killed at least 65 and injured nearly 2000 hit, just as search and rescue operations were winding down from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Kathmandu on April 25 that killed more than 8000.
At least 17 people died and more were injured in India during Tuesday’s quakes.
Just as Kathmandu was getting back to “normal” people have to live in tents again, as the tremors brought extensive destruction in Nepal’s hilly countryside.
“As I hear of the terrible calamities that from week to week are taking place, I ask myself: What do these things mean? The most awful disasters are following one another in quick succession. How frequently we hear of earthquakes and tornadoes, of destruction by fire and flood, with great loss of life and property! Apparently these calamities are capricious outbreaks of seemingly disorganized, unregulated forces, but in them God’s purpose may be read. They are one of the means by which He seeks to arouse men and women to a sense of their danger.” Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 8, page 252
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