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Topic: Fresh Tremors Leave Nepal Reeling; 4,500 and More Dead and Close to 7,000 Injured
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Fresh Tremors Leave Nepal Reeling; 4,500and More Dead and Close to 7,000 Injured
Written by Jeremy Reynalds
KATMANDU/NEW DELHI (ANS -- APRIL 26, 2015 ) A desperate search for survivors trapped under tons of debris across the Katmandu valley halted, along with relief operations, for a few hours on Sunday, after an intense 6.9 magnitude aftershock convulsed the region and several north Indian states including Delhi shortly after noon.
According to a story by The Times of India, panic-stricken Nepalese ran out on the streets of Katmandu, a city of 1.2 million, dreading another catastrophe.
The death toll exceeds 2,500 in the Himalayan nation, with more than 750 deaths in Katmandu alone. There are close to 6,000 people injured.
Crowds of people could be seen lying on grounds outside buildings of the shattered capital, several with intravenous drips, and panic written all over their faces.
With rumors flying around in the near absence of a phone network, The Times of India said people prepared to spend their second consecutive night under an open sky. Heavy rain added to their misery.
Experts said the epicenter of Sunday's aftershock was 75 km east of Katmandu, which could, at a stretch, be taken as another tremor of moderate intensity. While its impact wasn't anywhere close to what the region shook under on Saturday, it was the most severe of 35 aftershocks in the region in the past over 24 hours.
The region faces a grim situation. That’s also due in part to prediction of heavy rain and thunderstorms in Nepal, eastern Uttar Pradesh, northern Bihar and sub-Himalayan Sikkim and West Bengal in the next 24 to 72 hours.
The weather is affecting the ongoing relief work, as well as restricting flights into the ravaged capital.
According to The Times of India, Prime Minister Sushil Koirala arrived to a devastated city from an official trip to Southeast Asia, amid signs that his administration was falling short on rescue work and sustaining adequate supplies of water, electricity and food.
A story by Katharine Lackey for USA Today said it will be some time before the full extent of the damage and the final death toll is known. At least 29 districts have been designated as crisis zones. Hospitals in the capital have been overwhelmed. About 90 percent of the 1,000 homes in the villages of Laprak and Barpak near the epicenter were destroyed.
Photo caption: People clear rubble in Kathmandu's Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was severely damaged by the earthquake Photo: AFP/Getty
Edited by News Room on 04/28/2015 at 5:08am
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"My family and I slept out in the open last night in a field with our neighbors. Our street is completely blocked off with rubble. We were still feeling a lot of aftershocks, every few hours," says Phillip Ewert, World Vision's Operations Director in Nepal. "Supplies are running out. It's not at the panic stage yet, but it's starting to get that way."
If you have already responded with a gift to help those devastated in Nepal, we sincerely thank you. And if you haven't, or can help again, please respond today. Your gift will help supply urgently needed first aid kits, water, temporary shelter, blankets, sleeping mats, and more.
Please pray for families that have lost loved ones and are experiencing deep grief, and donate with a gift to help them today.
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Nepal Seeks Aid as Death Toll Continues to Climb
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The government of Nepal says it will need a large amount of international assistance to recover from Saturday's massive 7.8 earthquake.
As the death toll keeps climbing by the hour, now over 3,600, officials still don't know what happened to small villages at the epicenter of Nepal's massive quake. Landslides are hindering access and experts say in cases like this, entire villages can be swallowed by falling rock.
Meanwhile, aftershocks continue.
"The earth is really moving now. Everyone is running through the streets!" BBC reporter Justin Rowlatt said.
Saturday's quake spread horror from Kathmandu to Mt. Everest, where it triggered an avalanche that buried part of the base camp packed with foreign climbers.
"The ground is shaking," Josh Kobusch says on a video posted on YouTube.
Scientists say major quakes in the area, where two huge tectonic plates converge, occur about every 80 years. The last one took place 81 years ago.
Meanwhile, the rescue effort is ongoing. Workers pulled one man through the window of a collapsed window as bystanders applauded. A young girl was also pulled to safety.
"Most of them are suffering from head injuries, while food, water and power remain scarce," Dr. Santosh Poudel said.
One expert said the long-term cost of reconstruction in Nepal could be more than $5 billion -- or about 20 percent of Nepal's GDP. That means massive international financial and technical assistance will be vital for long-term reconstruction.
Nepal's government appealed for more help from the international community, saying it is short of everything from paramedics to electricity.
CBN Disaster Relief is already working to provide food, shelter and medical care from neighboring India.
"We really want to pray that the love of Jesus Christ can -- and the hope in Him can -- reach these people and we want to be able to do that," CBN's Regional Director for India Priti Choudhry told CBN News. "We want to be able to share the love of God with these people right now."
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Nepal death toll climbs: Christians reaching out
Nepal was hit with a 7.8 magnitude earthquake Saturday April 25.
Nepal (MNN) — Rescue workers from around the world are converging on Nepal. Saturday’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the country just 50 miles northeast of Kathmandu, damaging an unknown number of buildings, killing many, and injuring thousands.
Survivors say it was like trying to walk on a boat during heavy seas.
Gospel for Asia has work in Nepal and workers on the ground. GFA President KP Yohannan says the death toll isn’t going to be good. “Our leader said to me, ‘It’s going to be in the thousands.’ And usually the information only comes later because there’s not communications. It’s a remote mountainous region.”
The earthquake hit just before noon local time on Saturday, April 25, the day Christians attend their weekly church services. Yohannan says, “We have 450 congregations scattered around the country. But between Kathmandu and Pokhara where the earthquake hit, that is one area where we have a significant number of churches and [20] Bridge of Hope Centers.” Bridge of Hope Centers are places where GFA workers assist poor children.
Yohannan tells MNN that early reports indicate five churches have been damaged in the quake, but he told us he wouldn’t be surprised if that number increases. He is very concerned. “How many churches [were] damaged: that is another major concern. Every church that was destroyed means there were people in the church worshipping.” That could mean an increase in the number of Christian casualties in Nepal.
“People by the hundreds were worshipping…in those churches. And so, we are seeking to find information. Our leaders are walking and talking, trying to find out how many are dead or other churches affected.”
In terms of emergency response, Yohannan says GFA workers were prepared for this. “We have training going on continually for crisis. That is the reason why immediately our people could be mobilized right there in Kathmandu, reaching out to the suffering people.”
GFA relief workers are already delivering water, food, clothing, and more. Yohannan says Jesus is mentioned as people begin asking questions about why they are helping. “God is a god of compassion, mercy, and caring: for the suffering, for the widows and orphans. I think our response to the suffering world is very significant, and this is how they are going to see that we care for them.”
As Christians offer help and compassion, Yohannan believes it will open doors for the Gospel.
Between 30 and 40 of Gospel for Asia’s missionaries serving in Uttar Pradesh, an Indian state bordering Nepal, are headed toward the quake-ravaged area to help.
In the meantime, prayerfully consider donating generously to the work of GFA. Your support will help them provide much-needed physical aid and provide a platform to tell victims about Jesus, the only One who can give them eternal comfort.
If you’d like to help, click here to get prayer requests, updates, and to support GFA.
Source: Mission Network News
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