Nepal earthquake: 101-year old pulled alive from rubble, death toll 7000+
The death toll after the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal last week, has reached at least 7,040, officials said. A spokesperson from the National Emergency Operations Centre confirmed the death toll on Sunday. The number of injured has climbed.
Another strong earthquake hits Nepal, no reports of casualties
There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage. Residents in the Indian town of Siliguri, near the border with Nepal, said chunks of concrete fell off one or two buildings. People in Kathmandu, panic-stricken after the April 25 quake.
Nepal Earthquake 2015: Relief Material Piles Up At Airport As Imminent.
���They should not be using peacetime customs methodology,��� McGoldrick told Reuters, adding that relief materials are stacked up at Tribhuvan International Airport, instead of being delivered to the quake victims. Meanwhile, Nepals government criticized.
Nepal earthquake death toll expected to rise sharply
Nitikas stepfather had to report for work today; he works at a bank, and many people are eager to make withdrawals; theyre beginning to run out of whatever cash they had with them when the quake hit. ���It was a nightmare,��� she said. ���It was like.
Over 1800 killed after 7.9-magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal
The death toll has risen to 1,805 and another 4,718 people have been injured as a result of the earthquake, Reuters cited Nepals Home Ministry official. Many of the victims were in the Kathmandu Valley at the time the quake��.
Nepal earthquake: death toll could reach 10,000, says PM.
Nepal earthquake: death toll could reach 10,000, says PM. More than 5,000 are confirmed dead and 6,500 injured; Nepals PM says death toll could more than double; Foreign Office investigating reports of British death��.
Nepal earthquake: day one - as it happened - The Guardian
Rolling coverage of developments in Himalayan nation following 7.9 magnitude quake near Kathmandu.. More than 1,000 people have been reported dead after a huge 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal; The countrys deputy prime. One doctor, Erabesh Gyawali was not meant to be on shift on Saturday, but he came into work after the first tremor hit. He was with his. Gyanendra Shrestha of the countrys tourism ministry told Reuters that the death toll could rise.
Nepal death toll climbs towards 2,000 as world responds to.
Nepalese authorities continually revised the number of dead upwards a day after the Himalayan country was shaken by a magnitude 7.8 quake that wrecked houses, flattened centuries-old temples and triggered. Thousands of residents in the capital, Kathmandu, and other regions struck by the quake spent an uncomfortable night sleeping in the open, too scared to return to homes that are vulnerable to strong aftershocks... Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters.
300,000 foreign tourists in Nepal at time of quake - Emirates.
Here are details released by some foreign governments on citizens who were in Nepal at the time a strong earthquake hit on Saturday, killing more than 3,200 people. The 7.9-magnitude quake. No reports of casualties. Greece: Two Greek nationals safe. India: Five Indians killed in Nepal, and another 66 in Indian regions over the border. So far, 1,417 Indians evacuated from Nepal. Indonesia: Thirty-four nationals in Nepal, 18 of them residents. Eighteen have not yet��.
Special Report - Survivors battle for helicopters near Nepal village that vanished
Eighteen died at Everest Base Camp in Aprils quake. Its a big business: Everest expedition companies charge clients between $40,000 (26,344 pounds) and $90,000, (59,274 pounds)depending on the number of guides and other services they want.
Nepal earthquake: Eighty years ago and now
Photo - Reuters. Kathmandu - Sitting inside a tent set up on the porch outside his now unlivable house that was made 73 years ago, Ramesh Nath Pandey still vividly remembers the earthquake that struck the Himalayan nation in 1934 - when he was just.
Nepal Earthquake Worst Everest Disaster Ever
Another quake within 24 hours.. The tremor, measured at 6.7, was the most powerful since Saturdays 7.9 quake - itself the strongest since Nepals worst earthquake disaster of 1934 that killed 8,500 people.. wounded among the first 15 injured climbers flown to Kathmandu. Tents have been blown away, said Sherpa, his head in bandages. The body of a victim lies trapped in the debris after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit, in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Reuters Photo)��.
Another major earthquake just hit Nepal - Business Insider
(Reuters) - A strong earthquake shook Nepal on Tuesday, sending people in the capital Kathmandu rushing out on to the streets weeks after a devastating quake killed more than 8,000 people and destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes, eyewitnesses said. The quake, which struck near the base camp for Everest, was measured at a shallow depth of about 10 km. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage. Residents in the Indian town of��.
Strong aftershocks add to misery for Nepal quake victims.
world news - Strong aftershocks continue to hit Nepal, with one measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale.. We are hearing rumours that other bigger earthquakes are expected to happen. Death toll now more than.. The Reuters news agency put together the following list of details released by some foreign governments on citizens who found themselves in Nepal at the time of the quake. This is a. AUSTRIA: Around 250 Austrians in Nepal, no reports of any casualties.
Nepal Earthquake 2015: No Possibility Of Survivors One Week Later, Death Toll.
���Of course doesnt mean they are dead. It just means they havent reported back, Rensje Teerink, EUs ambassador to Nepal, told reporters Friday, according to the Associated Press. Last Saturdays quake -- the deadliest to hit Nepal in 80 years -- has .
Bringing Up the Bodies in Kathmandu
Many of the citys fallen buildings have still not been fully exhumed after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake and its many trailing tremors started leveling Kathmandu on April 25, so no one knows how many more people are buried in the rubble.. People.
Toll in devastating Nepal quake rises to 1,341: Police - The.
The quake ripped through large parts of Nepal, and northern India, toppling office blocks and towers in Kathmandu and triggering a deadly avalanche that hit an Everest base camp. Of the total, more than 630 were reported dead in the Kathmandu Valley and at least 300 more in the capital, with cfficials claiming at least 1,170 people are known to have died in Nepal alone, making it the quake-prone Himalayan nations worst disaster in more than 80 years. But the final��.
6.7 magnitude aftershock earthquake strikes Nepal - RT.com
There are so far no official reports of casualties or damage from the latest quake.. There is no way one can forecast the intensity of aftershocks so people need to be alert for the next few days, Indias chief of the state-run weather service, LS Rathore, told Reuters.. Sundays strong earthquake hit Nepal just as doctors and aid packages arrived to the region to address the devastation from Saturdays quake, which has so far claimed more than 3,300 lives. The 7.9��.
Nepal earthquake: rescue continues as death toll exceeds.
Nepal authorities said Sunday that at least 2,430 people in that country had died in Nepal alone, not including the 18 people that the Nepal Mountaineering Association says died in an earthquake-triggered avalanche on Mount Everest. Another 61 people died from the quake. Reuters) pic.twitter.com/Qz3yl9zNiy. Reuters have this report on how doctors are having to operate on injured victims of the quake in the streets because of fear of reentering unsafe buildings:.
Nepal seeks help, death toll seen rising after devastating quake
Hospitals across the impoverished nation of 28 million people struggled to cope with the dead and injured from Nepals worst quake in 81 years, and a lack of equipment meant rescuers could look no deeper than surface rubble for signs of life. Kathmandu.
We wont send rescued migrants home against their will, says EU
The EU has assured the UN Security Council that no refugee or migrant intercepted at sea will be sent back against their will... Worried that vessels will start washing to shore with dead bodies, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the United.
Nepal earthquake death toll expected to rise sharply | World.
An additional 61 were injured in the avalanche and an unknown number are still missing. Britains. Thousands of Nepalis have began fleeing the capital Kathmandu in the wake of powerful aftershocks that have stoked fears of food and water shortages. Roads. Nitikas stepfather had to report for work today; he works at a bank, and many people are eager to make withdrawals; theyre beginning to run out of whatever cash they had with them when the quake hit.
Massive M8.1 earthquake hits Nepal, over 8 000 fatalities.
A very strong and shallow earthquake registered as M8.1 (CENC) hit Nepal at 06:11 UTC on April 25, 2015.. 12:06 UTC: The earthquake toll is further climbing in Nepal and India ��� 750 fatalities reported so far (711 Nepal, 7 China, 30 India and 2 Bangladesh). 15:19 UTC: Massive rise. It is important to note, that these values do not include indirect losses (usually an extra 50% for a country like Nepal) and intangible effects (cost to families, culture, religion etc.). (ER).
Massive earthquake hits Nepal - Business Insider
A massive earthquake hit Nepal on Saturday, destroying parts of a major historic center, killing more than 1,900 people and triggering an avalanche on Mount Everest that left more than a dozen people dead, according to the Guardian.. Reuters. A girl died after a statue fell on her in a park in Kathmandu, a witness said, while another died in India when her house collapsed. A historic tower built in the 19th century in Kathmandu collapsed, trapping at least 50 people,��.
Three Survivors Found in Nepal Quake Rubble
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Three people were pulled out alive from the rubble of their home eight days after Nepals devastating earthquake, an official said on Sunday, but rescuers have found about 50 bodies on a popular trekking route that was hit by an .
3 Fresh Tremors Hit Nepal, No Damage Reported
3 Fresh Tremors Hit Nepal, No Damage Reported. World | Press. File Photo: People gather near a collapsed house after a major earthquake in Kathmandu in Nepal on April 25, 2015. (Reuters). KATHMANDU: Three fresh tremors today jolted Nepal, triggering.
Magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes Nepal close to Everest.
An earthquake, 7.4 in magnitude and 19km deep, has hit 68km west of Namche Bazaar, Nepal, according to US Geological Survey. It was followed by strong aftershocks.. (Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha). An earthquake. #breakingnews #Feeling #earthquake #another #naturaldisaster #centre #nepal #praying #to #god #please #dont #hurt #anyone #hard #time.. (Matthew 24:6-8) 6 YOU are going to hear of wars and reports of wars; see that YOU are not terrified.
Tired of waiting for aid, angry Nepalis block roads
An official from Nepals home ministry said the number of confirmed deaths had risen to 5,238 by Wednesday night. Almost 10,350 were injured in Nepal, and more than 80 were also killed in India and Tibet. Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has told Reuters.
Than 4000 Dead In Nepal As Earthquake Toll Rises - NPR
Updated at noon ET. Nepals devastating earthquake that hit Saturday is now blamed for at least 4,000 deaths. Reconstruction is estimated to cost billions. International aid efforts are underway, but aftershocks are rattling��.
Nepal Villages Cut Off by Earthquake Wait for Aid as Death Toll Passes 4000
SAURPANI, Nepal ��� Five hours by car from Katmandu, then by foot for several miles past the spot where the road is blocked by boulders and mud, people from the villages near the epicenter of Nepals powerful earthquake are burying their dead.
The Psychology of Inevitable Earthquakes
An 8.1-magnitude earthquake killed nearly 11,000 people in India and Nepal in January 1934, and historical records indicated that another quake of similar magnitude could be expected in the Kathmandu Valley within 70 to 80 years. Himalayan tectonics.
Climbing Permit Disputes Discourage Climbers to Pursue Nepalese Route to Mt.
The earthquake that hit Nepal last month may have casualties apart from the more than 8,000 Nepalese citizens that perished during the deadly quake. Apart from damage in its. If the number of prospective climbers that will shift to the China route.