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Nepal earthquake, 7.3 magnitude, strikes again

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal today. The earthquake could be felt as far as northern India and Bangladesh. We hear from the UNDP in Katmandu to tell us more.
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Local residents evacuate onto a street minutes after an earthquake in central Kathmandu, Nepal, May 12, 2015. (Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)
People stand on a road divider after vacating their office buildings following an earthquake in Kolkata, India, May 12, 2015. (REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri)

As you've been hearing in the news .. another major earthquake has hit Nepal. This one with a magnitude of 7.3 - about three weeks after a major quake ravaged so much of the country, killing more than 8000 people.

Renaud Meyer is with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), one of a multitude of agencies that descended on Nepal at the end of April to help with relief and rebuilding. He was in Katmandu.

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake shook the Himalayan nation today, just weeks after a quake, with a magnitude of 7.8, killed more than 8,000 people in Nepal. (REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha)

This segment was produced by The Current's Josh Bloch.

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