#NepalEarthquake: Nepal death toll crosses 4264, over 1900 Indians evacuated | India intensifies rescue efforts
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New Delhi | Updated: April 28, 2015 07:23 am
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The Nepal earthquake death toll has crossed 3200, according to the
latest information put out by the Nepal government, reports Associated
Press. In this live blog, we track developments of the day in the Nepal
earthquake disaster of 2015.
9.50 am: For those who have loved ones or family members still in Nepal, the Ministry of External Affairs has opened up a 24 hour helpline. The numbers are below:
9.30 am: India evacuated 1,935 stranded Indians from earthquake-hit Nepal, even as a fresh feeble tremor today jolted the battered Himalayan nation. The Indian Air Force flew 12 sorties to bring back Indian nationals including many children.
“Despite bad weather in Nepal, IAF continued its operation last night. As of now, IAF has evacuated 1,935 passengers from Kathmandu through 12 aircraft sorties,” Spokesperson, Ministry of Defence, Sitanshu Kar said.
A top Indian official has described the situation in the Himalayan nation as “very, very serious” and nearly 1,000 trained personnel of the National Disaster Response Force(NDRF) have been also pressed into service.
8.00 am: Associated Press quotes a Nepal police official as saying that least 3,218 people have been confirmed dead. In addition to this 18 people have also been confirmed dead in an avalanche that swept through the Mount Everest base camp in the wake of the earthquake. India has seen the death toll rise to 61 people.
7.35 am: The aftershocks for the Saturday earthquake continued on Sunday as well. The Sunday aftershocks measured 6.7 on the Richter scale, was the strongest of more than 40 ‘aftershocks’ that have been felt in Nepal after the big earthquake. Almost all of them had a magnitude of 4 or higher on the Richter scale, and a few of them were measured to be higher than 6. Scientists told that this was normal, and only to be expected. There’s also some uncertainty on how long these will continue.
7.00 am: India has stepped up rescue efforts for the Nepal earthquake. Thirteen military and three civilian aircraft were being sent to Kathmandu Sunday as part of India’s ongoing relief and rescue operations in the aftermath of a massive earthquake and its aftershocks in Nepal. The government was also planning to send a six-member inter-ministerial team, headed by an additional secretary with the Ministry of Home Affairs, to Kathmandu to coordinate rescue efforts.
6.00 am: In Nepal’s Rupandehi, residents spent a sleepless night, troubled by the aftershocks. “We usually sleep at around 9 pm, but yesterday we were roaming the streets till midnight,” says Hari Om, sitting in his small lodge.
“At around 2 am, and then again at about 4:42 am, we felt tremors,” adds Mahesh Yadav, a policeman.
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New Delhi | Updated: April 28, 2015 07:23 am
#NepalEarthquake: #Nepal death toll crosses 4264,over 1900 #Indians evacuated | #India intensifies #rescue efforts
#NepalQuake #ThankYouPM
— Bhupesh Kumar Mandal (@bhupeshmandal) April 28, 2015
#NepalEarthquake : रामदेव ने भूकंप से अनाथ हुए 500 बच्चों को गोद लिया.भूकंप के मलबे से लाशों का मिलना जारी, अब तक 4264 लाेगों की मौत
#quake
— Bhupesh Kumar Mandal (@bhupeshmandal) April 28, 2015
India a very good friend,China too has helped: Nepal
#NepalEarthquake #NepalQuake #NepalQuakeRelief #Nepal #india #china #bjp #kosullaindia
— Bhupesh Kumar Mandal (@bhupeshmandal) April 28, 2015
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#NepalEarthquake:More aftershocks expected as #earthquake in #Nepal leaves 3218 #dead & 67 in #India
#NepalQuake #NepalQuakeRelief #Indians
— Bhupesh Kumar Mandal (@bhupeshmandal) April 27, 2015
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A Nepalese cycle rickshaw puller pedals past buildings at the
Basantapur Durbar Square, damaged in Saturday’s earthquake, in
Kathmandu.
9.50 am: For those who have loved ones or family members still in Nepal, the Ministry of External Affairs has opened up a 24 hour helpline. The numbers are below:
MEA opens 24 hour Control Room for queries regarding tragic #NepalEarthquake. Numbers: +91 11 2301 2113 +91 11 2301 4104 +91 11 2301 7905
— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) April 25, 2015
#NepalEarthquake. One more IAF flight arrives in Delhi with 226 stranded Indians in Kathmandu. Total evacuees – 1417 pic.twitter.com/qc9C3kkDfM
— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) April 26, 2015
9.40 am: US Geological survey has predicted more aftershocks in the coming months. According to their website,
USGS expects 3-14 aftershocks of the more than 5 magnitude on Richter
scale and said that there is a 54 per cent chance of a magnitude 6 or
greater aftershock. They added that in the following month and then the
following year, USGS expects several magnitude 5 and greater
aftershocks, with a significant chance of magnitude 6 and greater
aftershock (greater than 50 per cent).9.30 am: India evacuated 1,935 stranded Indians from earthquake-hit Nepal, even as a fresh feeble tremor today jolted the battered Himalayan nation. The Indian Air Force flew 12 sorties to bring back Indian nationals including many children.
“Despite bad weather in Nepal, IAF continued its operation last night. As of now, IAF has evacuated 1,935 passengers from Kathmandu through 12 aircraft sorties,” Spokesperson, Ministry of Defence, Sitanshu Kar said.
A top Indian official has described the situation in the Himalayan nation as “very, very serious” and nearly 1,000 trained personnel of the National Disaster Response Force(NDRF) have been also pressed into service.
8.00 am: Associated Press quotes a Nepal police official as saying that least 3,218 people have been confirmed dead. In addition to this 18 people have also been confirmed dead in an avalanche that swept through the Mount Everest base camp in the wake of the earthquake. India has seen the death toll rise to 61 people.
7.35 am: The aftershocks for the Saturday earthquake continued on Sunday as well. The Sunday aftershocks measured 6.7 on the Richter scale, was the strongest of more than 40 ‘aftershocks’ that have been felt in Nepal after the big earthquake. Almost all of them had a magnitude of 4 or higher on the Richter scale, and a few of them were measured to be higher than 6. Scientists told that this was normal, and only to be expected. There’s also some uncertainty on how long these will continue.
7.00 am: India has stepped up rescue efforts for the Nepal earthquake. Thirteen military and three civilian aircraft were being sent to Kathmandu Sunday as part of India’s ongoing relief and rescue operations in the aftermath of a massive earthquake and its aftershocks in Nepal. The government was also planning to send a six-member inter-ministerial team, headed by an additional secretary with the Ministry of Home Affairs, to Kathmandu to coordinate rescue efforts.
India intensifies rescue efforts
NDRF personnel, sniffer dogs board IAF's aircraft before its take off
from Bhatinda, Punjab on Sunday for Kathmandu, Nepal.
Thirteen military and three civilian aircraft were being sent to
Kathmandu Sunday as part of India’s ongoing relief and rescue operations
in the aftermath of a massive earthquake and its aftershocks in Nepal.
Around 633 Indians stranded in Kathmandu were expected to be evacuated by three flights on Sunday, officials said. Three teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were deployed in Nepal in addition to the seven teams sent there on Saturday. Six more NDRF teams would be deployed soon.
The government was also planning to send a six-member inter-ministerial team, headed by an additional secretary with the Ministry of Home Affairs, to Kathmandu to coordinate rescue efforts.
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar, during a briefing on Sunday evening here along with Home Secretary L C Goyal, Defence Secretary R K Mathur and IMD chief L S Rathore, stressed that relief and rescue operations in Kathmandu were the immediate focus of the government and urged Indians stranded at Kathmandu airport to remain patient.
Jaishankar said the National Crisis Management Committee had been collecting inputs being received from the NDRF and the Army.
“This is happening little by little. The secretaries involved, led by the Cabinet Secretary, met the Prime Minister and senior ministers of the Cabinet in the morning. One of the outcomes was that a senior level inter-ministerial team is being sent to Kathmandu to coordinate efforts,” he said.
“We expect to have 13 military aircraft in Kathmandu today — four C17s, three C 130s, four IL 76s and two AN 32s. Additional civilian aircraft have been sent this morning, two Air India flights and a Jet flight, to bring back Indians stranded there. Of the 13 military aircraft, five have landed in Kathmandu and the others are on their way. There was a break in the morning because of the aftershocks and the airport being closed for some time. By late evening, we hope to have all the aircraft there,” said the Foreign Secretary.
Stressing that rescue and relief response to the situation was the Indian government’s primary aim, he said, “While 540 were brought back yesterday, a flight carrying 237 persons have landed today, one carrying 266 people is on its way, and another is loading 130 persons as we speak.”
Three army field hospitals, an engineering task force, a medical contingent of civilian doctors have also been sent to Kathmandu with two tonnes of medical supplies. Ten tonnes of blankets and tents were lifted on Sunday, along with 50 tonnes of water provided by the Railways and 22 tonnes of food pooled in by states and voluntary organisations, the top foreign official said. “We also hope to get people out by buses,” he said.
Around 633 Indians stranded in Kathmandu were expected to be evacuated by three flights on Sunday, officials said. Three teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were deployed in Nepal in addition to the seven teams sent there on Saturday. Six more NDRF teams would be deployed soon.
The government was also planning to send a six-member inter-ministerial team, headed by an additional secretary with the Ministry of Home Affairs, to Kathmandu to coordinate rescue efforts.
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar, during a briefing on Sunday evening here along with Home Secretary L C Goyal, Defence Secretary R K Mathur and IMD chief L S Rathore, stressed that relief and rescue operations in Kathmandu were the immediate focus of the government and urged Indians stranded at Kathmandu airport to remain patient.
Jaishankar said the National Crisis Management Committee had been collecting inputs being received from the NDRF and the Army.
“This is happening little by little. The secretaries involved, led by the Cabinet Secretary, met the Prime Minister and senior ministers of the Cabinet in the morning. One of the outcomes was that a senior level inter-ministerial team is being sent to Kathmandu to coordinate efforts,” he said.
“We expect to have 13 military aircraft in Kathmandu today — four C17s, three C 130s, four IL 76s and two AN 32s. Additional civilian aircraft have been sent this morning, two Air India flights and a Jet flight, to bring back Indians stranded there. Of the 13 military aircraft, five have landed in Kathmandu and the others are on their way. There was a break in the morning because of the aftershocks and the airport being closed for some time. By late evening, we hope to have all the aircraft there,” said the Foreign Secretary.
Stressing that rescue and relief response to the situation was the Indian government’s primary aim, he said, “While 540 were brought back yesterday, a flight carrying 237 persons have landed today, one carrying 266 people is on its way, and another is loading 130 persons as we speak.”
Three army field hospitals, an engineering task force, a medical contingent of civilian doctors have also been sent to Kathmandu with two tonnes of medical supplies. Ten tonnes of blankets and tents were lifted on Sunday, along with 50 tonnes of water provided by the Railways and 22 tonnes of food pooled in by states and voluntary organisations, the top foreign official said. “We also hope to get people out by buses,” he said.
6.00 am: In Nepal’s Rupandehi, residents spent a sleepless night, troubled by the aftershocks. “We usually sleep at around 9 pm, but yesterday we were roaming the streets till midnight,” says Hari Om, sitting in his small lodge.
“At around 2 am, and then again at about 4:42 am, we felt tremors,” adds Mahesh Yadav, a policeman.
more:
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