By NewsGram Staff Writer

The aftershocks of the disastrous earthquake, that jolted Nepal last week, continue to shake the country even today. Nepal’s National Seismological Centre recorded two minor quakes early on Saturday with epicenters in Sindhupalchok and Dolakha districts.

Sindhupalchok district tremor, which occurred at 3.55 A.M., measured 4.2 magnitude on the Richter scale, while the second one, felt in Dolakha district at 5.55 A.M., was of 4.3 magnitude, the Himalayan Times quoted.

The death toll of the tragedy has reached 6,624 and more than 14,000 people have been reported to be injured. According to the International Federation of Red Cross, around 40,000 homes have been destroyed in Sindupalchok alone.

Nepal’s remote mountainous areas have suffered “almost total devastation” from the powerful quake and international humanitarian bodies have called for greater urgency in relief efforts.”One of our teams that returned from Chautara in Sindupalchok district reported that 90 per cent of the homes are destroyed.

“Hospitals haves collapsed, and people are digging through the rubble with their hands in the hope that they might find family members who are still alive,” said Jagan Chapagain, Director of Asia Pacific with the IFRC. Including today’s minor tremors, the total number of earthquakes measuring more than four-magnitude on the Richter scale after the April 25 earthquake reached 121, though their frequency has come down, centre chief Lok Bijay Adhikari said.