New mother dies of cold in quake-hit Jajarkot
JAJARKOT, Nov 27: A new mother died of cold in Jajarkot district on Sunday night.
The deceased has been identified as Sharmila Chadara, 25, of Nalgad municipality-8 in Jajarkot district.
She was living with her one-month-old infant under a tarpaulin sheet after her house was damaged by the earthquake, said the chairperson of Nalgad-8, Tej Bahadur Singh.
An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale with its epicentre at Ramidanda of Jajarkot district occurred on November 3 where 154 people lost their lives and 346 were injured.
Similarly, 26,557 private houses were completely damaged and 35,455 houses suffered partial damages from the earthquake.
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