. >> reporter: the magnitude 6.9 quake hit the state of sikkim in northeastern india. at least 67 people were killed with more than 170 injured. infrastructure has been badly affected. some areas are still without electricity and water. sikkim officials say a road connecting the center city of gando and the neighboring state has been reopened. but roads leading to mountain villages remain impassable, hindering the rescue effort. food packages are being air dropped into isolated areas. in northern sikkim, rescue workers found several people trapped under rubble on tuesday. in nepal at least six people died. many buildings collapsed in this ancient town in the east of the country. in the tibetan autonomous region, china's state media say the quake killed seven people and around 100 are injured. fumiyo sagaya, nhk world, new tell high. >>> we'll wrap up our bulletin now in cambodia, where an ngo is treated a long neglected problem. in rural cambodia, pony carts remain a common form of transport. cheaper than a car, they are a cost-efficient way to move people and goods, a

authorities said it caused buildings to collapse in sikkim. the full extent of the damage is not yet known. phone service is cut o and rain is preventing helicopters there from conducting aerial surveys. meanwhile, in neighboring nepal, at least six people have been killed. china's news agency reported. rescuers are having a difficult time because mud and rocks are blocking key mountain roads there. more than 600,000 people live in sikkim state, hope to the kaye-producing darjeeling and other products. >>> as we enter the second week of the september grand sumo tournament, the big names have started to face one another. so let's go to the highlight matches on day nine. kisenosato is on his longest undefeated streak in his top division career. but he's beaten baruto who he has a poor record against. kisenosato gets off to a strong start, he's the aggressor. looking to finish off baruto with a force-out. but he's unable to generate the final surge forward. instead it's the estonian who regroups and reloads with a right hand outside grip. it it's

northern sikkim was the epicenter of sunday's earthquake. army personnel have also been working to restore power and provide food and shelter to those stranded by the temblor. >>> and welcome back to your weather update. now, for east asia of course there's still quite a bit of activity holding on to japan with showers and that heavy rain impacting the hokkaido area in the north. it is going to remain unsettled throughout the day, but we should be seeing some sunny spells as well. now, next door in the korean peninsula and throughout much of china too looking at pretty settled and calm conditions again. that looks like it's going to hang on throughout the day. just in inland areas still some lingering showers that you do want to watch out for. down for the southeast asia for the philippines as well as the indo-china peninsula got a couple lows in place. that's really enhancing that southwest monsoon. it's going to be another unsettled day for you. 33 your high in manila today. 27 expected in taipei. 24 degrees for seoul. and tokyo heats up t

. >>> the earthquake that hit the state of sikkim in northern india on september 18 has severely hit tourism, the mainstay of the local economy. the 6.8-magnitude tremor killed over 110 people and severely damaged roads and scenic spots leading many tourists to cancel their plans. to revive the industry, the state government is planning new strategies, including a snow festival to be held in january or february. >>> the u.s. state department announced on thursday that the assistant secretary of state, kurt campbell, will visit japan and other asian nations next week. campbell is scheduled to arrive in japan on october 6th. he will also visit south korea, hong kong, brunei and thailand and will wrap up the trip in beijing on the 11th before returning to washington. his meetings in tokyo and seoul are expected to focus on how to cope with north korea's demand for an unconditional resumption of the six-part tks on the cotry's nucleaprram. noh rema td wn top nuclear envs of bh koaset in a beijing earlier th month. e u.s., japan and south korea maintain tt theor mt denu conet steps tard h

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geological survey says a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck sikkim, india in the northern region of therted. >>> another setback in the effort to get two american hikers released from prison in iran. josh fattal and shane bauer's lawyer said he was not able to get a signature for bail paperwork because the judge is on vacation until tuesday. fattal and bauer have been held for more than two years. >>> fierce fighting in parts of libya between forces loyal to moammar gadhafi and revolutionaries. anti-gadhafi forces hope to take control of sirte and bani walid. a spokesman for the government said there is no information about gadhafi's location. >>> in west virginia a pilot was killed when he crashed his plane during an air show saturday afternoon in martinsburg. investigators are looking into the cause of the crash. no one on the ground was injured. >>> the death toll from friday's plane crash at a nevada air show stands at nine with nearly 70 injured. there have been at least 13 deaths at u.s. air shows this year. >>> those are today's top stories. thank you very much very watching "sta

geological survey says a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck sikkim india in the northern portion of theher set-back in the effort to get two american hikers released from prison. josh fattal and shane bauer's lawyer said he was not able to get a signature for bail paperwork because the judge is on vacation until tuesday. fattal and bauer have been held for more than two years. >>> fierce fighting in parts of libya between forces loyal to moammar gadhafi and revolutionaries. anti-gadhafi forces hope to take control of sirte and bani walid. a spokesman for the government said there is no information about gadhafi's location. >>> in west virginia a pilot was killed when he crashed his plane during an air show saturday afternoon in martinsburg. investigators are looking into the cause of the crash. no one on the ground was injured. those are your top stories. now back to "fareed zakaria gps". >> an egyptian mob burned in cairo. ambassadors to egypt and turkey have been forced out and the arab world is coalescing around proposals to vote for palestinian statehootd in new york this week. join