41 reported dead after new quake devastates villages close to capital

A magnitude-7.3 earthquake killed at least 41 people and spread panic in Nepal on Tuesday as it brought down buildings already weakened by a devastating tremor less than three weeks ago.

Landslides were reported in Himalayan valleys near Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest in the West.

Five people were killed in Indian states bordering Nepal, according to officials, and one person was reported to have died in the Tibet autonomous region after rocks fell on a car.