Nepal: Video shows the moment earthquake hits busy Kathmandu street
People are trying to flee, as birds are shaken from the trees
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Your support makes all the difference.Dramatic footage has emerged showing the moment the devastating earthquake, which has so far killed over 5,500 people, hit the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu.
The CCTV clip shows the final eerie seconds of calm, as people stroll down the pavement by a busy main road where white mini buses drive past.
Around 45 seconds into the 3-minute video, the camera jolts, the ground begins to shake and flocks of birds fly out of trees by the roadside.
As people realise an earthquake is hitting the city, they attempt to flee, with some being tragically flattened by a falling building which fills the air with brown dust.
Almost a week since the earthquake – the worst in Nepal for eight decades - struck, rescue efforts are continuing in affected areas. Officials are concerned that as search teams scour through the debris, the death toll could double.
As aftershocks continue to ripple over the earth in Nepal and nations near the epicentre, relief workers must now work to feed and shelter survivors, while officials deal with the 5,500 dead and their grieving loved ones. A further 11,200 people have been injured.
As many as 600,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed in the disaster, and some two million people need emergency relief such as tents, water and food.
According to the UN, up to eight million people may have been affected by Saturday's quake.
Yesterday, a four-month-old baby was pulled from the rubble of a house where he had been trapped for 22 hours. Rasmila Sawal, the boy’s mother, said his rescue was a “miracle”.
Additional reporting by AP
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