Death toll exceeds 1,800 after Nepal quake. Rescue. - Eco-R
A 6.6-magnitude aftershock struck about an hour later after the initial tremor. Rescue operations are underway by the Nepal Army, Police and Armed Police Force but they are slow in the remote areas of the country due to lack��.
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Nepal earthquake: boy saved from the rubble
Pemba Tamang, 15, recovers at the Israeli field hospital for earthquake victims after being rescued in an operation led by a Nepalese team with American responders from the U.S. Agency for International Development assisting them, in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Photo: Turkish Airlines plane skids off runway at Kathmandu, Nepal, airport.
Kathmandu Airport in Nepal resumes operations; 1st rescue and relief planes arrive - @vaitor · see original on twitter.com · Alert my friends. 38 WHOA!. Bodies removed from Kathmandus historic Dharahara tower after it collapses in earthquake.
Nepal earthquake 2015: Latest updates, photos, videos.
The Chaudhary Group (CG) will construct 1,000 temporary houses in the districts hardest-hit by the earthquake and provide them to the victims free of cost, CG Chairman Binod Kumar Chaudhary said in a news conference in Lalitpur today. Each of. Various teams from 34 countries comprising 4,050 rescue personnel had arrived in Nepal since the deadly earthquake.. Nepal Government is preparing to resume classes from May 15, The Himalayan Times reported.
Editors note: The earthquake in Nepal, reports the.
Editors note: The earthquake in Nepal, reports the Associated Press, is the worst in that country in over 80 years. Per Wikipedia, the 1934 Nepal-Bihar earthquake measured 8.2 and left more than 10000 dead. - Tom.
Nepal earthquake: Tent cities spring up for displaced - BBC.
Nepal earthquake: Tent cities spring up in Kathmandu - BBC News.. Galiwinku resident David Djalangi, who is also a member of the Northern Land Council (NLC) executive, said many people on Elcho Island were staying in the temporary tent accommodation erected after Cyclone Lam... In the typhoons path were areas already struggling to recover from a deadly 7.3-magnitude earthquake last month, including the island of Bohol, where about 5,000 people are still living in tents.
Reporters log: Kashmir earthquake Oct 8
BBC correspondents in the region report on the impact of the earthquake. Reporters Log: Earthquake Oct. Rescue workers here continued in driving rain as night fell, still trying to pull survivors out of a 10-storey apartment block that had.
Nepal earthquake: boy saved from the rubble | World news.
Pemba Tamang, 15, recovers at the Israeli field hospital for earthquake victims after being rescued in an operation led by a Nepalese team with American responders from the U.S. Agency for International Development assisting. The Guardians Jason Burke has urged NGOs to try to reach some of the remote villages he reported from over the last three days after returning from close to the epicentre of the quake... Several parts of India also experienced tremors.
Devastating Nepal Earthquake (7.9) Kills Hundreds, Deadly.
Devastating Nepal Earthquake. A powerful earthquake struck Nepal and sent tremors through northern India on Saturday, killing hundreds of people, toppling a 19th-century tower in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu and triggering a fatal avalanche on Mount Everest. There were reports of devastation in outlying areas of the Himalayan country after the quake struck with a magnitude of 7.9, its epicenter 50 miles (80 km) east of Nepals second largest city, Pokhara.
H5N1: Nepal earthquake kills more than 1,800 people
Thanks to Lucie Lecomte for sending the link to this Associated Press report via CBC News: Nepal earthquake kills more than 1800 people. Excerpt: Tens of thousands of people spent the night in the open under a chilly and��.
Nepal earthquake toll nears 7000 - World News
The death toll in Nepals devastating earthquake on Sunday jumped to 6624 with another 14025 people injured as the government struggled to deal with the scale of the disaster.. Moment Nepal earthquake hit - BBC News.. devastated by quake Nepal quake death toll passes 6,200, $2bn needed for reconstruction Poor weather hampers rescue of South Africans from Nepal Tensions rise in Nepal after weak response to deadly quake Death toll from Nepals quake��.
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H5N1: Nepal earthquake: A Canadian eyewitness
Two friends told me the Indian army is sending 15 planes to rescue citizens. Ive been safe with the. I still feel tremors. Last I heard the death toll is over 2000, but that was six hours ago I had that news. I am unable to search for updates at this time. Thousands of people are still missing. People may be trapped in buildings with no supplies. April 26, 2015 at 01:26 PM in... David Quammen: Ebola: The Natural and Human History of a Deadly Virus �� David Quammen:��.
Death toll from earthquake in Nepal rises to 449, police say.
Indian government says it is sending aid to Nepal after deadly earthquake - @cnnbrk �� see original on twitter.com. Kathmandu Airport in Nepal resumes operations; 1st rescue and relief planes arrive - @vaitor �� see original on twitter.com. Nepal declares state of emergency as death toll from 7.8-magnitude earthquake nears 900 - @BBCNews �� Read more on.. Photo: People in Nepal gather in open areas fearing further tremors - @gunaraj �� see original on twitter.
Massive tsunami after 8.9 quake hits Japan
According to the BBC tsunami warning sirens are sounding in Honolulu and Russia is evacuating 11,000 people who could be affected, including all of the Kuril Island and Sakhalin Island. In the Philippines, authorities said they expect a 1-metre high.
Nepal Earthquake: How You Can Help the Victims
Nepal Earthquake: How You Can Help the Victims.. News Blog 5 �� xml search. Latest Daily News of US as it happens with Videos and Photos. bbc. Nepal Earthquake 7.9-Magnitude Tremor Hits.. Mediaite. The massive earthquake in Nepal earlier today killed hundreds of people, but it also triggered set off a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest.. Emergency rescue workers carry a victim on a stretcher after the Dharahara Tower collapsed in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Japan volcano shows signs of second dangerous eruption as rescuers thwarted.
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Nepals dilemma: Rescue quake-hit communities or.
By Navin Singh Khadka Environment reporter, BBC World Service 1 May 2015 From the section Asia Officials say about 20 helicopters have been deployed in Nepal for rescue and relief operations Rescuing earthquake-hit communities by. for rescue and relief operations Rescuing earthquake-hit communities by. We are told (by the government in Kathmandu) that helicopters will be sent, but they have not come and we are still waiting,. BBC News 2015-05-01
Enormous earthquakes are missing from records
The Earth could have been struck by many more huge earthquakes in its recent history than was previously thought, scientists say, according to the BBC. Research suggests that half of all quakes measuring more than 8.5 in magnitude that hit in the 19th .
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Two people have been rescued from the rubble of buildings in Kathmandu, five days after an earthquake that killed at least 5,500 in Nepal. A 15-year-old boy told the BBC he survived by drinking water from wet clothes and eating clarified��.
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H5N1: Nepal earthquake: The view from India
Excerpt: More than 60 people have been killed in India where fresh tremors were felt today across large swathes in the northern region including Delhi. India.. Over 600 Indians have been rescued since Saturday evening. The Nepal government has urged nations to send aid and braced for the toll to rise after rescuers overnight were hampered by strong aftershocks, blocked highways and a lack of equipment. People. The site of record for infectious disease news.
Nepal earthquake: Rescue to resume after latest deadly tremor
Rescue work is set to resume to find victims and survivors of the latest deadly earthquake to hit Nepal. At least. The BBCs Navin Singh Khadka says local officials in the Everest region report very few tourists are still in the area following the.
H5N1: Nepal earthquake: International aid groups rush to.
Countries and international aid groups rushed to respond Saturday to a massive earthquake in Nepal that claimed more than 1,000 lives as aftershocks and severed communications hampered rescue efforts. We do not yet know the scope of the damage, but this could be one of the deadliest and most devastating earthquakes since the 1934 tremor which devastated Nepal and Bihar, said Jagan Chapagain, Asia/Pacific director of the International Federation of the��.
Nepal earthquake: who should I donate to? - Mark Horrell
About this website | Climbing CV | Contact �� Home �� Blog. In the last few days Ive been in touch with people in Kathmandu and at Everest Base Camp, and I wouldnt like to say which of these places I would rather be.. BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) April 28, 2015. Phew. If you are outside the UK then for personal reasons one I would like to recommend is the World Food Programme (WFP), who have their own emergency appeal for the Nepal earthquake.
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