In Photos: Manipur Suffers Heavy Damage in Quake Aftermath

Buildings collapsed in Manipur after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck in the early hours of Monday.

(Photo Courtesy: Manipur Times’ Facebook Page)

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit Manipur and the Northeast region at 4:35 am, leaving nine dead and over 200 injured.

The quake struck 29 kilometres west of Imphal, the capital of Manipur. Tremors were also felt in Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar.

Rescue efforts have been hampered by disrupted power supplies and telecommunication links.

(Photo Courtesy: Manipur Times’ Facebook Page)

(Photo Courtesy: Manipur Times’ Facebook Page)

Residents and disaster relief workers help clear the damage. (Photo Courtesy: Manipur Times’ Facebook Page)

People look at the rubble as the after effects of the quake. (Photo Courtesy: Manipur Times’ Facebook Page)

(Photo Courtesy: Manipur Times’ Facebook Page)

(Photo Courtesy: Manipur Times’ Facebook Page)

A collapsed home. (Photo Courtesy: Manipur Times’ Facebook Page)

(Photo: The Quint/Anjana Dutta)

One of the walls of Imphal International Airport. (Photo courtesy: The Quint/Anjana Dutta)

(Photo courtesy: Manipur Times’ Facebook Page)

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