While rescuers were scrambling to rush aid, operations are hampered by the fact that many of the mountainous villages could only be reached by foot. Roads are blocked by landslides triggered by the earthquake.
<p>KATHMANDU, Nepal — Survivors of a strong earthquake that shook Nepal's northwest in the middle of the night described sudden shaking followed by houses collapsing and burying entire families, as
 Soldiers could be seen trying to clear the blocked roads.
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