“The reports of the devastation are still coming in and the numbers of people killed, injured and affected by this earthquake continue to rise,” said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a statement released today.
A situation report released by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said Nepal's Government currently reports between 700 and 1,000 people killed but with that number expected to rise, and no figures currently available on the total number of people affected.
“It is clear that very many lives have been lost,” said Mr. Ban. “There has also been significant damage to Nepal's irreplaceable cultural heritage.”
Nepal's Government also reports that 30 of Nepal's 75 districts were affected, mainly in western and central regions, including the country's two largest cities, Kathmandu and Pokhara. Hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley are overcrowded, running out of room for storing dead bodies and also running short of emergency supplies.
The most affected districts were reported to be Sindulpalchowk, Kavre, Nuwakot, Rasuwa, Dolakha in the central region and Kaski, Gorkha, Lamjung in the west. UN field offices reported that the eastern region was not badly affected and that the Terrai had been minimally affected.
“On behalf of the United Nations, I thank the first responders in all the affected countries who are working around the clock to save lives,” said Mr. Ban. “The United Nations is supporting the Government of Nepal in coordinating international search and rescue operations and is preparing to mount a major relief effort.”
The Government has requested international assistance in the response to the disaster, with particular importance placed on the need search and rescue capacity, medical teams, supplies and tenting for hospitals, heavy equipment for rubble removal and helicopters for transport and access to blocked areas.
[un.org]
25/4/15
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- Magnitude Mw 7.8
Region NEPAL
Date time 2015-04-25 06:11:26.3 UTC
Location 28.28 N ; 84.79 E
Depth 10 km
Distances:
Date time 2015-04-25 06:11:26.3 UTC
Location 28.28 N ; 84.79 E
Depth 10 km
Distances:
- 83 km NW of Kathmandu, Nepal / pop: 1,442,271 / local time: 11:56:26.3 2015-04-25
- 75 km NE of Bharatpur, Nepal / pop: 107,157 / local time: 11:56:26.3 2015-04-25
Source parameters reviewed by a seismologist
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- M7.8 - 34km ESE of Lamjung, Nepal
Time
- 2015-04-25 06:11:26 (UTC)
- 2015-04-25 09:11:26 (UTC+03:00)
Nearby Cities
- 34km (21mi) ESE of Lamjung, Nepal
- 58km (36mi) NNE of Bharatpur, Nepal
- 73km (45mi) E of Pokhara, Nepal
- 76km (47mi) NW of Kirtipur, Nepal
- 77km (48mi) NW of Kathmandu, Nepal
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Nepal earthquake: Rescue effort intensifies...
ReplyDeleteRescue efforts in Nepal are intensifying after more than 1,800 people were killed in the country's worst earthquake in more than 80 years.
Many countries and international charities have offered aid to Nepal to deal with the disaster.
Seventeen people have killed on Mount Everest by avalanches - the mountain's worst-ever disaster.
Officials fear that the death toll could rise as the desperate search for survivors continues.
The 7.8 magnitude quake struck an area of central Nepal between the capital, Kathmandu, and the city of Pokhara on Saturday morning.
The latest home ministry figures say 1,805 people were killed and 4,718 people were injured.
There were also victims in India, Bangladesh, in the Chinese region of Tibet and on Mount Everest, where avalanches were triggered.
Little information has emerged from the epicentre, where extensive damage has been reported, and there are fears the death toll could rise yet further.
It is the worst earthquake to strike Nepal since one in 1934 which killed some 8,500 people............http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32470731
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Death toll from Nepal earthquake surpasses 1,800...
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The death toll continued to climb as more reports came in from far-flung areas, with 1,805 in Nepal alone, said Home Ministry official Laxmi Dhakal.
The magnitude 7.8 earthquake, which originated outside the capital, Kathmandu, was the worst tremor to hit the poor South Asian nation in over 80 years. It was strong enough to be felt all across the northern part of neighbouring India, Bangladesh, China's region of Tibet and Pakistan, where a total of 60 people died......http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/death-toll-from-nepal-earthquake-surpasses-1-800-1.2344467
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