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Tuesday, 28 April 2015
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The death toll in Nepal’s earthquake could reach 10,000, Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has said, as survivors’ despair turned to anger at the government’s slow response to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the country, with food, water and other essentials in desperately short supply.
ReplyDelete“The government is doing all it can for rescue and relief on a war footing,” Koirala said in an interview with Reuters. “It is a challenge and a very difficult hour for Nepal.”
The death toll in Nepal alone rose to 5,057 on Tuesday, according to the country’s Emergency Operation Centre, which said more than 10,000 people have been injured. There are warnings the full extent of the tragedy will not be known until rescue teams have reached “flattened” villages in remote regions.
The UN has estimated that eight million people have been affected - more than a quarter of the population. Foreign aid is arriving but being hampered by congestion at Kathmandu's sole airport.Officials say the death toll from the 7.8-magnitude quake has now passed 5,000, but could reach 10,000.
ReplyDeleteMore than 10,000 people are known to have been injured when the quake hit and in numerous powerful aftershocks which have sent people fleeing from their homes to camp on open ground.Water, food and electricity are in short supply and there are fears of outbreaks of disease
by Almudena
We were making our way to advanced base camp on the north side of the mountain when on Saturday late morning, the earthquake struck.
ReplyDeleteWe were about 6,100 metres up the north side of Mount Everest. We were trekking up the medial moraine of the East Rongbuk Glacier with mountains high on either side of us.
Then for about 30 seconds, the ground beneath us shook violently left and right, one or two foot. Immediately after the shake, we experienced avalanches, rockfalls from either side of us, the mountains on either side of us.
Two ice pinnacles cracked and fell rather spectacularly.
It would be what we mountaineers call a 'code brown' moment [accident in your pants].
Right at the start, I thought it was a glacier movement but it became quite clear after a few seconds that it was a full-on earthquake because everything around us was shaking and rattling and rolling. Avalanche and rockfalls were coming down.
It was frightening and concerning at the same time. Being on a glacier, you never know when the ground is going to open up and swallow you and you'll disappear 200ft down a glacier. That was concerning.
by Celia
I also forget this.
ReplyDeleteA BBC journalist was also among those who survived the avalanche on Mount Everest. Thomas Martienssen was at Camp One, 800m above Base Camp, when the avalanche struck.
by Celia
On Tuesday, hours after Nepal’s prime minister said his country was “on a war footing” and predicted the death toll from the quake could double to reach 10,000, aid from the UN World Food Programme (WFP) finally reached Gorkha, which had been cut off by landslides for three days.
ReplyDeleteHelicopters buzzed through the skies above the central district, which is close to the epicentre of the magnitude 7.8 quake, ferrying the injured to clinics and taking emergency supplies back to remote villages. Aid workers who had reached the region said entire villages had been reduced to rubble.
“In some villages, about 90% of the houses have collapsed. They’re just flattened,” said Rebecca McAteer, an American doctor. Udav Prashad Timalsina, the top official for Gorkha, warned that people were not getting food and shelter.
Prime Minister Sushil Koirala says the government is doing all it can but is overwhelmed by the scale of the catastrophe.
ReplyDeleteRescuers are still struggling to bring aid to remote Himalayan areas.
Heavy rain is worsening the plight of hundreds of thousands of people camped out in the open.
The UN estimates that eight million people in 39 districts have been affected by the 7.8-magnitude quake - more than a quarter of the population.
More than 10,000 people have been injured.
Among the dead are 18 climbers who were at Mount Everest base camp when it was hit by an avalanche triggered by the quake.
Im patricia mata
Continues to increase the number of victims of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday. According to police sources the Asian country, the death toll now stands at over 4,300 and in addition there are 8,000 injured. In recent times there have been several aftershocks, which have not been of great intensity.
ReplyDeleteAll bad news for the moment in Nepal. The squatter camps where people have been finding refuge suffered Sunday night the onset of rain is expected to continue for the next few hours. Thousands of people remain on the streets or in one of the fifteen camps accredited by the government in Kathmandu, just a rustic tents, for fear that the structures of their houses subside.
The onset of rain not only hinders the situation of the population but almost paralyzes the arrival of aid to Kathmandu. Indian officials confirmed on Sunday a plane with the help of the Indian Air Force was unable to leave due to the weather. i am Fernando Criado Bermejo
The death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal two days ago surged past 3,000 on Monday, a government official said. The desperate search for survivors from the country's worst natural disaster in more than 80 years continued. The number of people confirmed dead in Nepal stands at 3,218, said Nepalese Ministry of Home Affairs spokesman. India has reported 56 deaths, and China another 20. The death toll is expected to climb further as officials get information from the rugged countryside that makes up most of Nepal.
ReplyDeleteAs day broke Monday, Nepal was still in survival mode after suffering a series of aftershocks following the huge initial quake on Saturday. The damage was everywhere. Stunned residents wandered the streets of Kathmandu, the capital city of roughly 3 million people that's now the focus of international disaster relief efforts. Kathmandu "looks like a city where buildings have been abandoned. People are hanging out in public squares and at intersections to avoid rubble from buildings.
Sushi Koirala ( Nepali Prime Minister ) said the government was doing all it could but was overwhelmed . The UN estimated that eight million have been affected - more than a quarter of the population . Foreign aid is arriving but being hampered by congestion at Kathmandu's sole airport .
ReplyDeleteOfficials say the death toll from the 7.8 - magnitude quake hit and in numerous powerful aftershocks.More than 10.000 people are known to have been injured when the quake hit and in numerous powerful aftershocks .
Water , food and electricity are in short supply and there are fears of outbreaks of disease
By Christine
Nearly 1,000 are known to have died in a powerful earthquake in Nepal, with many more feared trapped under rubble, officials say.
ReplyDeleteThe 7.8 magnitude quake struck an area between the capital, Kathmandu, and the city of Pokhara, the US Geological Survey said.
Tremors were felt across the region, with further loss of life in India, Bangladesh, Tibet and on Mount Everest.
The government has declared a state of emergency in the affected areas.
A national police spokesman told the BBC that 970 people had died in the quake, and that more than 1,700 had been injured. At least 539 people were killed in the Kathmandu valley, he added.
Nepali Information Minister Minendra Rijal s"We need support from the various international agencies which are more knowledgeable and equipped to handle the kind of emergency we face now," he said.
The US is sending a disaster response team to Nepal and has released an initial $1m (£0.7m) to address immediate needs, the US aid agency USAid has said
aid there had been "massive damage" at the epicentre, from where little information is emerging.Rescuers are digging through the rubble of collapsed buildings in the capital trying to reach survivors, as thousands prepare to spend the night outside as darkness fell.
A number of historic buildings have been destroyed.
Among those wrecked was the landmark Dharahara tower, with many feared trapped in its ruins.
After the earthquake struck, frightened residents came out into the streets. Mobile phones and other communications have been disrupted.Major historic monuments in the Nepalese capital have been destroyed in the powerful earthquake, eyewitnesses and officials have said.
These include a nine-storey tower, temples and some parts of what was once a royal palace, all listed as Unesco world heritage sites.
Pictures posted on social media show some of the monuments have been reduced to rubble.
Eyewitnesses say several others now have cracks and could collapse.
Officials Have said some temples and monuments at other world heritage sites near Kathmandu have also been damaged.
These sites are Nepal's major tourist attractions.
Nepal had lost several such monuments during a major earthquake in 1934
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BY PAULA RAMOS ;)
I KNOW IT IS A LOT BUT I WAS INTERESTED IN ALL THAT
ReplyDeleteYou did it right then. Thanks Paula.
DeleteIn the earthquake in nepal 4000 people have die and other 8.000 are injured its the biggest earthquake in a lot of years
ReplyDeleteThe magnitude was of 7,8 in several times there are more replics
In india
ReplyDeleteNepal es desde el sábado 25 de abril un país sumido en el desastre y la tragedia. Según el primer ministro del país, Sushil Koirala, la cifra de víctimas tras el terremoto podría alcanzar los 10.000 muertos.
ReplyDeleteeso es lo de Nepal
ReplyDeleteNepal is from Saturday April 25 a country mired in the disaster and tragedy. According to the prime minister, Sushil Koirala, the death toll after the earthquake could reach 10,000 dead.
ReplyDeleteNow some people are crying because people is under buildings
ReplyDeleteThe Government has appealed for international aid of all kinds in order to respond to the needs of the population and meet the rescue. Several countries have already sent their help and the international community mobilizes to bring tons of supplies and aid to the Asian nation. Nepal earthquake happened on April 25. Already more than 4,300 lives and left the country without communications. It continues to increase the number of victims of the earthquake measuring 7.8 that struck Nepal sábado.All are bad news in Nepal. Thousands of people are homeless on the street. In addition to the thousands of people killed in Nepal, another 90 died between India and China.
ReplyDeleteBy Marta :)
Nepal earthquaque
ReplyDeleteThe earthquaque in Nepal starts on 25 of April, affecting more tan 6.6million of people and causing widespread, damage and destruction.
(DART) Dissaster Assistance Responsable Team, helps with 1 million of dolars in emergency assistan. All are bad news in Nepal, we can help Nepal making a monatory donation
by Valeria
More than 4,000 people died in the huge earthquake that hit Nepal at this weekend, and nearly 8,000 have been injured. Millions more have had their lives turned upside down.
ReplyDeleteA lot of spanish people have been affected.
There was an earthquake in nepal of 7,8 grades. It leave more than 4.000 people died and 6.000 wounded.
ReplyDeleteIt also affect india and Tibet and caused an avalanche in Everest.
They also say that the earthquake can get to have 10.000 people died
The international help it start to come there this Monday.
By Paula Martínez
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ReplyDeleteA survey by KVERMP (Kathmandu Valley Earthquake Risk Management Project) in 2003/2004 warned that around 40,000 people might die and nearly 100,000 might suffer injury requiring hospital services when another earthquake measuring around 8.4 on the Richter scale (like the one in 1934) would hit the country... Still Nepal is under high risk!!!..'like' the page to write on wall and post your comment and discuss on this matter
ReplyDeleteThe 2015 Nepal earthquake (also referred to as the Himalayan earthquake)[7][8] occurred at 11:56 NST on 25 April with a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.8 or 8.1Ms[2] and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of IX (Violent). Its epicenter was approximately 34 km (21 mi) east-southeast of Lamjung, Nepal, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi).[1]
ReplyDeleteIt was the most powerful disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake.[9][10][11] As of 28 April 2015, more than 5,000 people were believed to have died as a result, with casualties reported in Nepal and adjoining areas of India, China, and Bangladesh. Within minutes of the earthquake,[12] the Government of India, via the Indian Armed Forces, initiated Operation Maitri (English: Operation Amity), a massive humanitarian mission with the primary objective of conducting relief and rescue operations in Nepal.[13] The Indian government also evacuated Indian and foreign citizens from Nepal.
I am Quique
I took this from Wikipedia.
At least 3,617 people are now known to have died in a massive earthquake which hit Nepal on Saturday, police say.
ReplyDeleteMore than 6,500 people have been injured, according to the National Emergency Operation Centre.
Dozens of people are also reported to have been killed in neighbouring China and India.
More than 200 climbers have been rescued around Mount Everest, which was struck by deadly avalanches in the 7.8-magnitude quake.
Vast tent cities have sprung up in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, for those displaced or afraid to return to their homes as strong aftershocks continued. Thousands spent Sunday night - their second night - outside.
Officials have warned that the number of casualties could rise as rescue teams reach remote mountainous areas of western Nepal.
Initial reports suggest that many communities, especially those close to mountainsides, suffered significant quake damage.
"Villages like this are routinely affected by landslides, and it's not uncommon for entire villages of 200, 300, up to 1,000 people to be completely buried by rock falls," said Matt Darvas, spokesman for aid agency World Vision.
A man evacuated by helicopter to Pokhara, 200km from Kathmandu, said almost every home in his village of more than 1,000 houses had been destroyed, Mr Darvas told the BBC.
I´m Alba Rocha
I´m sorry but I couldn´t do it. The things that I saw when I was investigating where very sad. I just don´t want to get into that. I don´t like watching people suffering when they don´t deserve to. I´m really sorry.
ReplyDeleteI´m Isabel Fernández.
Nepal´s earthquake killed more than 7.000 people and injured more than 14.000.
ReplyDeleteIt happened on 25 April at 11:56, with a magnitude of 7.8 or 8.1.
It´s epicenter was the village of Barpak, and it´s hypocenter was approximately 15 km under ground.
This earthquake made an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19 people, which make it the deadliest day on that mountain. It also made an avalanche in Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing.
This earthquake also made thousands of people homeless by destroying entire villages across the entire country.
The earthquake was initially reported by the USGS (United States Geological Survey) when it´s magnitude was 7.5, before it upgraded until 7.9. The CENC (China Earthquake Networks Centre) reported the earthquake magnitude to be 8.1.
According to the USGS, the temblor was caused by a sudden thrust, or release of built-up stress.
Nepal earthquake magnitude 7.9 has caused more than 7,400 deaths and 3.2 million affected children.
ReplyDeleteFigures field teams have launched emergency response to meet the most urgent needs of children and their families.
The first 48 hours are critical, we know that every hour is critical to ensure the survival of children affected by the earthquake.
By Ana 6ºB
ReplyDeleteThe Nepal´s earthquake in 2015 was the most serious after the one that happened in 1932.
ReplyDeleteIt caused more than 7.400 deaths and 4.3 million affected people. It had a magnitude of 7.8. Also, wide cracks opened streets and in the walls of city buildings, making them fall and forming big clouds of dust.
It caused very serious damages on territory.
By Cristina 6ºB.
nepal earthquake in 2015 killed about 7,000 people. it was the most powerfull earthquake in nepal since the one in 1934. hundreds of thousens of people were homeless and entire villages were destoyed.
ReplyDeleteit reached magnitud of 6.7, with intervals of 15-30 minutes.
The earthquake happened in Nepal, April 25, caused more than 7.500 dead men and 14.000 injured men, though the authorities nepalís thought that the total number of dead men still could increase.
ReplyDeleteNepal has re-lived through the panic after the devastating earthquake of April 25. A new tremor of 7,3 in the Richter scale has stopped mortal victims in the most punished zone, Katmandu, and also in the neighboring India. The not governmental organizations distribute help against the clock in the zone.
By Elias.
ReplyDeleteThe earhquake of Nepal happened on the 25 of Abril in 2015.The earthquake killed more of 7.000people, it had a magnitude of 7.8.
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