A powerful earthquake has hit India's remotest north-east region, leaving at least 11 dead and injuring nearly 200.
Reaching a magnitude of 6.7, the earthquake killed six people in India and 5 in neighbouring Bangladesh, while tremors were felt in the Himalayan nation of Nepal, as well as the Myanmar city of Yangon. Rescue efforts have been hampered by severed power supplies and telecommunication links, which have resulted in emergency services slowing down in assisting those who have been wounded.
The extreme shockwaves have left large cracks in walls of buildings and demolishing homes, with a portion of a popular market buildings collapsing in the state capital. Death and injuries were mainly caused by falling debris in the Manipur city of Imphal, an area which was affected severely.
Bystanders walk among the debris of damaged buildings in Imphal, IndiaDibyangshu Sarkar/ Getty ImagesCracks caused by the earthquake can be seen in the front of a telecommuncations building in Imphal, India. There are few tall buildings in the region, however- according to the police control room, one six-story building collapsed due to the powerful tremors and shockwaves.Strdel/ Getty ImagesThe roof of a church has fallen through, after an earthquake at Leimakhong village on the outskirts of Imphal, IndiaBystanders walk past the remains of damaged buildings in Imphal, IndiaDibyangshu Sarkar/ Getty ImagesA man can be seen in the distance as he walks down the corridor of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) office building, which was damaged after the earthquake in Imphal, IndiaReutersIndian residents use a tarpaulin to cover damaged buildings in Imphal, after a strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck north-east India near the country's borders with Myanmar and BangladeshDibyangshu Sarkar/ Getty ImagesPeople examine the damage that has been made to a building inside a market place, after the earthquake hit the northeast region of Imphal, IndiaReutersA man sits in front of his collapsed house where his mother and daughter were killed in the 6.7 magnitude earthquake, in Leimakhong village on the outskirts of Imphal, IndiaBiju Boro/ Getty ImagesMina (L) is consoled by a family member after her mother and niece were killed during the earthquake, in Leimakhong village on the outskirts of Imphal, IndiaBiju Boro/ Getty ImagesA young child receives medical attention at a hospital in Imphal, IndiaBiju Boro/ Getty ImagesA man receives medical attention, following the 6.7 magnitude earthquake, at a hospital in Imphal, IndiaBiju Boro/ Getty Images
