Tag: Nepal Earthquake

Kathmandu: The death toll in Nepal’s devastating earthquake today jumped to 6,624 with another 14,025 people injured as the government struggles to deal with the scale of the disaster. “The death toll has reached 6,624,” said the home ministry’s national disaster management division. A further 14,025 people were injured in the quake, it added. A […]

Kathmandu: An assessment of the impact of the devastating April 25 earthquake and major aftershocks thereafter shows that Nepal’s recovery needs an amount equivalent to a third of the Himalayan nation’s economy, the World Bank said today. The damage to the economy will require sustained financial support and effective recovery programmes to create a more […]

Kathmandu: More than 60 hours after it was reported missing, the debris of a US helicopter that crashed in the mountainous terrain of Nepal were recovered today by a search and rescue mission which also found the bodies of three of the eight people on board. “Our team has found three dead bodies from the […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reached out to his Nepalese counterpart Sushil Koirala in the wake of another major earthquake in the Himalayan nation and assured all necessary help. “PM Sushil Koirala and I had a telephonic conversation. We reviewed the situation arising due to yesterday’s tremors,” Modi tweeted. “I assured PM Koirala […]

Kathmandu: At least 36 aftershocks, including five today alone, were recorded in Nepal following Tuesday’s 7.3-magnitude earthquake. Five aftershocks with the epicentre at Kathmandu were felt on yesterday from 8 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. following Tuesday’s temblor that ripped through the surrounding districts of the Kathmandu valley. Aftershocks at 2.07 a. m. with the epicentre […]

Washington: A new heartbeat-detecting technology developed by NASA has helped rescue at least four men trapped under as much as 10 feet of bricks, mud and other debris in Nepal in the aftermath of the April 25 earthquake, the US Department for Homeland Security (DHS) has said. The device, called ‘FINDER’ (Finding Individuals for Disaster […]

Kathmandu: A 72-year-old man died yesterday in Nepal’s Lalitpur district while running out of his house after a 4.2 magnitude tremor rocked the area. The tremor, at 3.23 p.m., had its epicentre in Kavre barely 25km from Kathmandu. The deceased was identified as Shankha Bahadur Nagarkoti of Karya Binayak locality of Lalitpur, a police spokesperson […]

Kathmandu: The toll across Nepal from the devastating April 25 earthquake has risen to 7,557, according to the latest update by the country’s home ministry. As many as 10,718 buildings were destroyed in the massive earthquake while 14,741 sustained partial damages, the ministry said today. About 191,058 houses have been flattened and 175,162 were partially […]

Kathmandu: Two leading donors – the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Union (EU) – yesterday pledged an additional $200 million and 16.6 million euro ($18.5 million) respectively to help in rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in the aftermath of the massive earthquake in Nepal. The ADB has pledged $200 million for reconstruction work in […]

Dhaka: Bangladesh will provide at least 100, 000 tons of rice and other relief materials including drinking water to help the earthquake victims in Nepal. “We have decided to send around 50,000 metric tons of rice to Nepal and sufficient amount of water on emergency basis,” Xinhua quoted Bangladeshi Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury yesterday. “We […]

Kathmandu: The toll in the massive earthquake that devastated Nepal has risen to 6,166, the Nepalese home ministry said today. According to Nepal Police, the total number of injured is over 10,000, Kantipur News reported. As many as 12,064 houses have been reported destroyed. “This is just the preliminary data. We are still in the […]

Kathmandu: A woman was rescued alive from rubbles of a collapsed building after 128 hours in Nepal, which has been hit by a massive earthquake on April 25, a media report said. Krishna Devi Khadka, 24, was rescued by a joint team of Nepal Army, Nepal Police and Israeli rescue team from Janasewa Guest House […]

Anger over poor governmental relief ignited protests in Nepal today as the death toll from the horrific temblor crossed 5,000, with thousands battling for life

The United Nations and its partners today appealed for $415 million urgently to provide vital relief to those affected by the devastating earthquake in Nepal

Kathmandu: A mild earthquake measuring 3.8 in the Richter scale hit Nepal’s tourist hub Pokhara on Thursday night, officials said. The epicentre of the tremor, which was recorded at 9:59 pm, was located at Ghachok area of Kaski district, the National Seismological Department said. The tremor was also felt in the neighbouring districts of Tanhu, […]