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@ The MET department has predicted that there will be heavy rainfall in Nepal and parts of India for the next 48 hours.A strong 6.7-magnitude aftershock followed by another measuring 6.5 on the Richter Scale, sent people scrambling for open spaces.
@ Heavy rains in Kathmandu have put a halt to rescue operations in earthquake-hit Nepal even as the death toll has crossed the 2,300 mark.
@ India has mounted a major rescue and rehabilitation effort with more than 700 disaster relief experts drawn from the National Disaster Relief Force and by deploying 13 military aircraft which carried medicines, field hospitals, blankets, 50 tonnes of water and other materials.
@ According to the latest figures available with the Kathmandu-based National Emergency Operation Centre, the death toll in Nepal stood at 2,352 and 6,239 had been injured.1,053 people are reported killed in the Kathmandu Valley alone. Officials fear the death toll could rise as desperate search for survivors continued.
@ After few hours of successful evacuation, reports are coming in that rescue operations have been halted again because Kathmandu airport has been shut down because of rains,two aircraft have returned from there to Delhi and Allahabad.
@ MET predicts more aftershocks as 'tectonic plates resettle'. The department has now said that there will be more after shocks after the major earthquake shook Nepal and several states in India .
@ 1050 Indian citizens rescued from earthquake hit Nepal, more IAF flights likely tonight.After a brief halt in rescue operations due to tremors in Nepal, India has now rescued more than 1050 of its citizens from the earthquake hit country.
@ 3 NDRF teams are on standby in Nepal and IAF has already operated 6 flights and 37 sorties so far. Reports suggest that 3.7 tonnes of relief has been dropped as well. A total of 10 NDRF teams are now in Nepal with 2 teams each in Kathmandu and Lalitpur.
@ Indian mountaineering team rescued from Mt Everest.as the reports are coming now that a Indian mountaineering team with 30 member has been brought to the Everest base camp.
@ Sudam Mitra Doctors Without Borders said four teams were leaving Sunday morning for Nepal from Bihar state in India, close to the Nepal border. The organization also is sending in 3,000 kits including medical supplies.
Habitat for Humanity International, which has worked in Nepal for years, said it would immediately begin distributing 20,000 emergency shelter kits as it evaluates the scope of the damage and determines construction plans.
AmeriCares sent a team from India and was preparing shipments of medical aid and relief supplies. Handicap International, which had 47 workers in Nepal before the earthquake, was already busy with the emergency response.
French aid group Doctors of the World (Medecins du monde) said it had mobilized its workers in Nepal and was sending more staffers and medical aid to the region immediately.
Mercy Corps said it was checking on the safety of the large team it already had on the ground in Nepal and assessing conditions. As countries around the globe pledged aid, Pope Francis offered prayers for the victims and those working to save them.
A 62-member Chinese search and rescue team, plus six dogs, was expected to arrive in Kathmandu midday Sunday by chartered plane, the country's state-run Xinhua News Agency reported, citing the China Earthquake Administration.
The U.S. Embassy in Nepal announced $1 million in initial aid, and the U.S. Agency for International Development activated an urban search and rescue team. The U.S. State Department set up an email address and phone number for anyone who knows of U.S. citizens needing assistance in Nepal.
Canada's government is sending a disaster aid team to Nepal and contributing $5 million to relief efforts, Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson's office confirmed late Saturday.
The European Union was considering "some budget support" to Nepal, according to a joint statement by the EU's foreign policy chief, development chief and humanitarian chief. It did not provide details.
British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Twitter that Britain "will do all we can to help those caught up in it." Germany, Norway, Italy, France, Monaco and Mexico also pledged help.
Kathmandu re before the earthquake
Kathmandu re after the earthquake
@ Sudam Mitra Doctors Without Borders said four teams were leaving Sunday morning for Nepal from Bihar state in India, close to the Nepal border. The organization also is sending in 3,000 kits including medical supplies.
Habitat for Humanity International, which has worked in Nepal for years, said it would immediately begin distributing 20,000 emergency shelter kits as it evaluates the scope of the damage and determines construction plans.
AmeriCares sent a team from India and was preparing shipments of medical aid and relief supplies. Handicap International, which had 47 workers in Nepal before the earthquake, was already busy with the emergency response.
French aid group Doctors of the World (Medecins du monde) said it had mobilized its workers in Nepal and was sending more staffers and medical aid to the region immediately.
Mercy Corps said it was checking on the safety of the large team it already had on the ground in Nepal and assessing conditions. As countries around the globe pledged aid, Pope Francis offered prayers for the victims and those working to save them.
A 62-member Chinese search and rescue team, plus six dogs, was expected to arrive in Kathmandu midday Sunday by chartered plane, the country's state-run Xinhua News Agency reported, citing the China Earthquake Administration.
The U.S. Embassy in Nepal announced $1 million in initial aid, and the U.S. Agency for International Development activated an urban search and rescue team. The U.S. State Department set up an email address and phone number for anyone who knows of U.S. citizens needing assistance in Nepal.
Canada's government is sending a disaster aid team to Nepal and contributing $5 million to relief efforts, Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson's office confirmed late Saturday.
The European Union was considering "some budget support" to Nepal, according to a joint statement by the EU's foreign policy chief, development chief and humanitarian chief. It did not provide details.
British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Twitter that Britain "will do all we can to help those caught up in it." Germany, Norway, Italy, France, Monaco and Mexico also pledged help.
Kathmandu re before the earthquake
Kathmandu re after the earthquake