Nepal Earthquake

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Six UAE boys on holiday are missing, according to Emirates 24/7 News. They were last seen in Sindhupalchok, northeast of Kathmandu. More at bit.ly

by Tony Tharakan 4/26/2015 5:18:54 PM
President of IndiGo, India's biggest airline by market share, has tweeted this:
@IndiGo6E lowering & capping fares at 4500 on revenue flights & will operate additional rescue flight tomorrow @ ZERO fare + only Govt taxes
— Aditya Ghosh (@AdityaGhosh6E) April 26, 2015

by shashank.chouhan 4/26/2015 5:26:20 PM
People search for family members trapped inside collapsed houses in Bhaktapur, Nepal April 26, 2015. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

by Tony Tharakan 4/26/2015 5:26:52 PM
Quake overwhelms Nepal's weak healthcare system

by Vipin Das 4/26/2015 5:32:31 PM
by UN OCHA Asia Pacific via twitter 4/26/2015 5:40:48 PM
The International Monetary Fund said on Sunday it was ready to send a team to Nepal to evaluate financial needs
IMF ready to send team to Nepal to assess needs
Reuters IndiaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Sunday it was ready to send a team to Nepal to evaluate financial needs after the earthquake that killed more than 2,400 people and devastated

by Tony Tharakan 4/26/2015 5:42:56 PM
The earthquake has exposed the woeful state of Nepal's medical facilities. More at reut.rs Rupam Jain Nair reports from Kathmandu.

by Tony Tharakan 4/26/2015 5:47:16 PM
Here's how you can contribute to the humanitarian efforts of the United Nations in Nepal docs.unocha.org

by Tony Tharakan 4/26/2015 5:51:56 PM
Experts had warned of the danger to the people of Kathmandu for decades. More at nyti.ms By Kenneth Chang, science reporter at The New York Times.

by Tony Tharakan 4/26/2015 6:02:04 PM
British archeologist Hayley Saul had left Langtang village just two hours before it was wiped out in the quake. More at
British archeologist 'terrified' after narrowly escaping death in Nepalese earthquake
Telegraph.co.ukHayley Saul was trekking and had to run for hours as boulders plunged down the cliffs

by Tony Tharakan 4/26/2015 6:09:19 PM
VIDEO: Injured sherpas arrive in Kathmandu from their base near Mount Everest. Paul Chapman reports. Click to watch

by Tony Tharakan 4/26/2015 6:12:14 PM
Three Americans died in the earthquake, the U.S. State Department said on Sunday. Dan Fredinburg, a veteran Google Inc executive, was among those killed. More at reut.rs

by Tony Tharakan 4/26/2015 6:20:27 PM
Authorities have not been able to establish contact with at least 25 tourists from Maharashtra
No Contact With 25 Tourists from Maharashtra in Nepal
NDTV.comIndian authorities have not been able to establish contact with at least 25 tourists from Maharashtra whose whereabouts remain unknown in an earthquake-ravaged Nepal, an official said here on Sunday.

by Tony Tharakan 4/26/2015 6:31:27 PM
Barely any sign of an organised relief effort was visible outside Nepal's capital on Sunday. Ross Adkin reports from Dhading. reut.rs

by Tony Tharakan 4/26/2015 6:36:08 PM
When Khile Sherpa opened his eyes, the snow around him was bright red, drenched with blood streaming from gashes in his body from an avalanche that catapulted him across Mount Everest's base camp. Sanjeev Miglani reports from Kathmandu. More at http://reut.rs/1EGeLzf

by Tony Tharakan 4/26/2015 6:38:05 PM
Foreign countries, aid agencies race to reach Nepal quake victims reut.rs Nita Bhalla reports.

by Tony Tharakan 4/26/2015 7:22:56 PM
Nine Greek climbers who were robbed by a sherpa guide in Kathmandu told Sunday of their lucky escape after heading home from Nepal the day before an earthquake triggered the deadliest disaster in Mount Everest's history.
Robbery saved 9 Greek climbers from Nepal quake
Yahoo News

by Tony Tharakan 4/26/2015 7:31:42 PM
Britain believes "several hundred" of its nationals are in Nepal and that some were "almost certainly" caught up in the country's earthquake, but it has no reports yet of any Britons killed or injured, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Sunday. More at reut.rs

by Tony Tharakan 4/26/2015 7:36:15 PM
Quake toll passes 2,400. Latest Reuters story update at reut.rs

Live blog updates of developments after the earthquake in Nepal will continue at 8 a.m. India time (0230 GMT) on Monday, April 27.

by Tony Tharakan 4/26/2015 7:40:56 PM
Nepal earthquake death toll rises to 3,218 - police

by Amit Ganguly 4/27/2015 2:37:40 AM
People sit inside
their makeshift shelter on open ground after an earthquake in Kathmandu,
Nepal April 26, 2015, a day after the 7.9 magnitude earthquake killed
more than 2,400 people and devastated Kathmandu valley. REUTERS/Adnan
Abidi

by Amit Ganguly 4/27/2015 3:21:06 AM
Why United Nations is sleeping. World Bank and IMF should act fast in such istuations? Isn't it?

by Sheikh Faheem 4/27/2015 3:28:15 AM
India is sending unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Kathmandu to map the destruction in Nepal. For story, click here

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 4/27/2015 3:48:13 AM
Hundreds of Nepalis are streaming out of the Kathmandu valley, hitching rides on cars and lorries and many more on foot towards the plains, terrified of spending another night in the mountains - Reuters witness

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 4/27/2015 4:07:54 AM
Here are details released by some foreign governments on citizens who were in Nepal at the time a strong earthquake hit on Saturday. CLICK here

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 4/27/2015 4:22:01 AM
India should take lead in humanitarian aid, as it happened in Delhi or any other states of India. Instead of Modi's words he should order what ever resources available to be extended to that poor nation on a war footing.

by Jo 4/27/2015 4:22:27 AM
by Raheelk via twitter 4/27/2015 4:33:08 AM
Foreign countries, aid agencies race to help Nepal quake victims: Teams from India, Pakistan, the United States, China and Israel are already on the spot. For story, CLICK here

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 4/27/2015 4:38:14 AM
Nepal's record of earthquakes dates to at least the 13th century, with significant temblors striking every 75 years or so.

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 4/27/2015 4:43:20 AM
In 2012, an Italian court found six scientists guilty of manslaughter because they failed to predict and warn residents in advance of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake, which was preceded by months of minor rumblings and killed just over 300 people. The verdict was overturned in 2014.

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 4/27/2015 4:46:55 AM
Nearly a million children have been "severely affected"

"Our biggest concern for them right now is going to be access to clean water and sanitation, we know that water and food is running out," UNICEF's Christopher Tidey said.

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 4/27/2015 5:00:42 AM
The earthquake in Nepal has exposed the woeful state of its medical facilities as hospitals struggle to treat vast numbers of injured with limited supplies and staff. To read full report, CLICK here

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 4/27/2015 5:14:38 AM
Nepal, with a population of 28 million, has only 2.1 physicians and 50 hospital beds for every 10,000 people, according to a 2011 World Health Organization report.

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 4/27/2015 5:15:32 AM
Hundreds of foreign and Nepali climbers remain trapped after a huge avalanche ripped through the Mount Everest base camp, killing 17 people in the single worst disaster to hit the world's highest mountain.

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 4/27/2015 5:31:39 AM
A Pentagon spokesman said a U.S. military aircraft with 70 personnel left the United States on Sunday and was due in Kathmandu on Monday. Australia, Britain and New Zealand said they were sending specialist urban search-and-rescue teams to Kathmandu at Nepal's request.

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 4/27/2015 5:35:05 AM
However, there has been little sign of international assistance on the ground so far, with some aid flights prevented from landing by aftershocks that closed Kathmandu's main airport several times on Sunday.

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 4/27/2015 5:35:30 AM
Nepal Earthquake: Where to Donate - CLICK here

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 4/27/2015 5:43:01 AM
Video shows rescuers pulling survivors from collapsed buildings in Kathmandu - CLICK here

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 4/27/2015 5:44:07 AM
Map: Extent of the Earthquake Damage - CLICK here

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 4/27/2015 5:52:05 AM
People sleep as they wait outside the departure terminal at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 27, 2015, following the April 25 earthquake. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 4/27/2015 5:55:26 AM
Mountain rescue teams, helped by clear weather, used helicopters to airlift climbers stranded for two days at high altitude on Mount Everest . CLICK here

by Reuters_david.lalmalsawma 4/27/2015 6:06:41 AM
NEPAL EARTHQUAKE | Create infographics

by Tony Tharakan 4/27/2015 8:23:02 AM
Visiting Katmandu's Darbar Square, a world heritage site. The destruction is heart wrenching. What Nepal and the world has lost is priceless

by tsheringtobgay via twitter 4/27/2015 8:25:36 AM
Nepal quake: Michelle Yeoh, husband Jean Todt among those stranded - Nation | The Star Online
SINGAPORE: Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh and her husband are reportedly stranded in Nepal, following an earthquake that shook the country on Saturday.

by Tony Tharakan 4/27/2015 8:50:39 AM
IANS REPORT: Telugu actor K. Vijay dies in Nepal earthquake
Telugu actor K. Vijay dies in Nepal earthquake

by Tony Tharakan 4/27/2015 8:59:59 AM

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