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Martain Crater named after Nepal Quake- hit Village Langtang- 21 June, 2016

Langtang

A popular trekking Site in Nepal was worst hit by the devastating earthquake. The
International Astronomical Union in June 2016 named a 9.8 kilometres wide cater on
Mass as Langtang, a popular trekking site in Nepal.

Langtang
Langtang is one of the villages of Nepal that was worst hit by the 25 April, 2015
earthquake. As per reports at least 215 people were killed in the village after the
quake triggered on avalanche.

Zika Virus Disease-2016

Zika disease symptom
Zika virus became viral in 2016. Many south America and Central American countries
including Brazil have been greatly affected by a virus called Zika. It is a member of the
virus family Flavi virus and the genus Flavi Virus. It is spread by the day time active
mosquitoes called Aedes. These are the same mosquitoes that were first inspected
in 1947. At present the virus has spread into many pacific island nations too and is
spreading east across the Pacific Ocean. It is declared that about 1.5 million people
could be affected alone in Brazil if it is not checked seriously. The illness cannot be
prevented by medicine or any other vaccine. The precaution is only to protect from
day active mosquito bite.

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