Five killed in India after major earthquake

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NEW DELHI:  At least five people have been killed in India after a major earthquake of measuring 7.9 magnitude hit South East Asia on Saturday.

In reports of first casualties from India, a total of five people, including two children, were killed when buildings collapsed in different parts of Bihar following the earthquake.

The two children of the same family died in a wall collapse in Bhagalpur. One person each were killed in Sitamarhi, Darbhanga and Vaishali.

Widespread damage has been reported from Nepal