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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Officials say a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in a densely populated area of Nepal has killed more than 700 people across a swath of four countries, with the death toll expected to keep climbing.

Authorities say the violently shaking earth collapsed houses, leveled centuries-old temples and triggered avalanches in the Himalayas, including Mount Everest, where at least eight bodies have been recovered and an unknown number are missing or injured.

Authorities say at least 688 people are confirmed dead in Nepal. Other deaths occurred in India, Tibet and Bangladesh. Two Chinese citizens died at the Nepal-China border.

Scores of people have been injured in the Himalayan country's worst temblor in over 80 years.

The quake was followed by a magnitude 6.6 aftershock and more are possible.

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131-a-22-(Thomas Bell, British journalist based in Kathmandu, in AP interview)-"it's coming again (second reference)"-Eyewitness Thomas Bell says there is a sense of panic and terror in the streets of Kathmandu as more tremors are felt. ((note length of cut)) (25 Apr 2015)

<<CUT *131 (04/25/15)££ 00:22 "it's coming again (second reference)"

129-a-17-(Thomas Bell, British journalist based in Kathmandu, in AP interview)-"a normal day"-Eyewitness Thomas Bell says the post-earthquake situation in Kathmandu is likely to be serious as this densely populated city has a very poor infrastructure. ((note length of cut)) (25 Apr 2015)

<<CUT *129 (04/25/15)££ 00:17 "a normal day"

001-r-10-(sound of people on a street in Kathmandu, after the earthquake struck)--Sound of people on a street in Kathmandu after the earthquake struck. (25 Apr 2015)

<<CUT *001 (04/25/15)££ 00:10

095-r-12-(Sound of people on top of rubble, in Nepal's capital Kathmandu)--Sound of people climbing on top of rubble of a building destroyed during a powerful earthquake which has hit Nepal's capital Kathmandu. (25 Apr 2015)

<<CUT *095 (04/25/15)££ 00:12

023-c-09-(Muneeza Naqvi (moo-NEE'-zuh NAHK'-vee), AP correspondent)-"a big one"-AP correspondent Muneeza Naqvi reports that aftershocks are also a concern. (25 Apr 2015)

<<CUT *023 (04/25/15)££ 00:09 "a big one"

029-a-12-(Randy Baldwin, geophysicist, U.S. Geological Survey, in AP interview this morning)-"for several months"-U.S. Geological Survey geophysicist Randy Baldwin says potential damage could drag out for quite awhile. (25 Apr 2015)

<<CUT *029 (04/25/15)££ 00:12 "for several months"

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