At least 35 people were killed and over 200 injured on Sunday as a 6.9 intensity earthquake ravaged the Sikkim-Nepal border region, jolting large parts of India, Bangladesh and Nepal and causing widespread panic.
Tens of thousands scurried out of their homes just after 6 pm in numerous cities, including New Delhi, following the powerful tremor that was quickly followed by two major aftershocks. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the epicentre of the quake was on the Sikkim-Nepal border.