Chinese rescue team on way to Nepal as toll exceeds 1,000

17:07

An 83-year-old woman dies in Tibet's Nyalam county in the earthquake. Nearly 70% of the county's buildings were damaged or collapsed. No further casualties reported yet，according to Xinhua.

Rescuing work is going on at Dharahara Tower.

16:50

India will send rescue troops to Nepal, Indian media reported.

16: 48

5 Indians confirmed dead, Chinanews.com reported.

16:48

Nepal networks lose global Internet connectivity after earthquake, according to RIPE_NCC.

16:35

Dharahara Tower, a 19th century nine-storey tall tower in Kathmandu, has collapsed in the earthquake and it is likely more than 400 people were trapped in the tower, local media said.

People stand on the runway outside the International Terminal after a earthquake hit, at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, April 25, 2015, in this handout courtesy of Dhany Osman. [Photo/Agencies]

16:30

The earthquake in Nepal is the fifth land-based quake in the 21st centry to measure eight magnitude or above. Among the last four major earthquakes, two happened in China and two in Chile.

16:29

Two Chinese confirmed dead near the border of China and Nepal, many others injured and under treatment, among whom a female employee of China International Water and Electric Corp. was severely injured in Nepal, according to CCTV.

Houses are damaged in China's Tibet autonomous region's Shigatse by the 8.1 magnitude earthquake.[Photo/Chinanews.com]

16:20

Airport in Kathmandu has been shut down.

16:09

The quake triggers avalanches in Mount Qomolangma region. Two camps were buried in the snow and many climbers missing.

16:05

A magnitude 3.6 aftershock struck Jilong county, Shigatse region of southwestern Tibet autonomous region. An hour earlier, a minor tremor measuring 3.1 magnitude rocked Southwest China's Chongqing municipality.