36 die in Himalayan earthquake | Bangkok Post: breakingnews

An earthquake rocked a vast swathe of northeastern India and Himalayan states, triggering power cuts and panic as at least 36 people died including in Tibet and at Britain's embassy in Nepal.

Indian residents gather near a damaged car and wall rubble in Siliguri after an earthquake hit the mountainous northeast Indian state of Sikkim on September 18. The earthquake rocked a vast swathe of northeastern India and Himalayan states, triggering power cuts and panic as at least 36 people died including in Tibet and at Britain's embassy in Nepal.

Three people were killed when Sunday's 6.9-magnitude earthquake collapsed a wall at the British mission in Kathmandu, and officials in affected countries warned that the death toll could rise as reports filter in from remote areas.