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OP - April 26, 2015, 06:44 AM

Earthquake Devastates Nepal, Killing More Than 1,900
A powerful earthquake shook Nepal on Saturday near its capital, Katmandu, killing more than 1,900 people, flattening sections of the city’s historic center, and trapping dozens of sightseers in a 200-foot watchtower that came crashing down into a pile of bricks.

As officials in Nepal faced the devastation on Sunday morning, they said that most of the 1,931 deaths occurred in Katmandu and the surrounding valley, and that more than 4,700 people had been injured. But the quake touched a vast expanse of the subcontinent. It set off avalanches around Mount Everest, where at least 17 climbers died. At least 34 deaths occurred in northern India. Buildings swayed in Tibet and Bangladesh.

The earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.8, struck shortly before noon, and residents of Katmandu ran into the streets and other open spaces as buildings fell, throwing up clouds of dust. Wide cracks opened on paved streets and in the walls of city buildings. Motorcycles tipped over and slid off the edge of a highway.

By midafternoon, the United States Geological Survey had counted 12 aftershocks, one of which measured 6.6.

Seismologists have expected a major earthquake in western Nepal, where there is pent-up pressure from the grinding between tectonic plates, the northern Eurasian plate and the up-thrusting Indian plate. Still, witnesses described a chaotic rescue effort during the first hours after the quake as emergency workers and volunteers grabbed tools and bulldozers from construction sites, and dug with hacksaws, mangled reinforcing bars and their hands.

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Reply #1 - April 26, 2015, 06:59 AM

Pictures of the aftermath of the earthquake. (Warning: some very graphic photos.)

Here's how you can help:

Oxfam:
Oxfam aid workers are on the ground, preparing to launch a rapid response to ensure food and water reaches those in need. You can help rush aid to survivors in the wake of this disaster.

Unicef:
While the full impact is still being evaluated, UNICEF is on the ground working to provide critical emergency aid to children and families.

Save the Children:
Save the Children has launched a disaster response on the ground in Nepal with emergency assistance during this difficult time. Save the Children has worked in Nepal since 1976 and have extensive programs throughout the country. This is the worst earthquake in Nepal in the last 81 years.

Doctors Without Borders:
The international medical humanitarian medical organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is sending four teams of medical and non-medical staff to Nepal to assist those affected by the earthquake. The teams will leave from Bihar state in India, which is close to the border with Nepal and where MSF has been working since 2007.
MSF will also send 3000 kits non-food items and medical kits to Nepal. Source

More relief orgs and efforts:
Nepal Red Cross
Humane Society International
GlobalGiving

Restoring Family Links
The International Red Cross website has a list of people who have registered as alive and a list of people who have been reported missing. Affected residents can register or report here.

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Reply #2 - April 26, 2015, 02:19 PM

Terrible stuff. Wish there were something I could do.

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Reply #3 - April 27, 2015, 05:18 PM

Add to this list the charity Shelterbox which provides heavy duty tents and utensils for people who have lost homes, and larger tents for use as clinics and community hubs.

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ShelterBox team heads to Nepal following 7.8 magnitude earthquake
ShelterBox team heads to Nepal following 7.8 magnitude earthquake First images of the destruction caused in Kathmandu by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake (Nabin Subedi)

A ShelterBox response team is preparing to travel to Nepal to see how ShelterBox can be of assistance following an earthquake measuring 7.8 in magnitude.

The quake occurred between the major cities of Kathmandu and Pokhara , with tremors felt as far away as Delhi in India. More than 500 people are reported to have died following the earthquake, while there is extensive damage to homes and buildings.

ShelterBox is already in talks with several aid agencies and Rotary contacts based in Nepal to see where we can help.

Dave Ray, ShelterBox Operations Coordinator, said: ‘One of our contacts based in Kathmandu told us that the environment is filled with fear and that people have been told to expect more tremors. There is a lot of damage in Kathmandu and emergency relief will be required for sure.’

In addition, a ShelterBox response team is heading to Nepal to get a first-hand idea of the scale of destruction and the level of need for shelter. We already have aid, including tents, prepositioned in the country, which could be used as emergency clinics, as well as shelters in the immediate aftermath.

Sadly, ShelterBox has responded to several disasters in Nepal throughout the years. Most recently ShelterBox provided aid to people who had lost their homes in the north of the country due to flooding and landslides last autumn.

http://www.shelterbox.org/news_global.php?id=1348
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