Death toll in Nepal earthquake reaches 3,726; hundreds waiting to be evacuated

Mangalore Today News Network

Nepal, Apr 27, 2015: The Nepal earthquake death toll has crossed 3,726, 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.

 

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.

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. Read the full Indian Express story: Nepal Earthquake: Sleepless wait next to cracks, fallen rocks.

Courtesy: Indian Express