2015 5/26 Nepal Earthquakes

Karmapa KTD May 14, 2015

We wanted to take a moment to give you an update on the earthquake in Nepal. The situation continues to be dire. You may have heard that just today there was another magnitude 7.3 earthquake centered near Mt. Everest. Many of the small and remote villages that have been so badly hit by the earthquake are only now being contacted by rescue and aid efforts. Food and water continue to be scarce, and there is a tremendous shortage of the materials and manpower needed to provide shelter and care for those effected.”
We think that the priority at this point is to help the thousands of people in Nepal who have suffered so much loss and who are struggling at this very moment to find the basic necessities to survive.

Living in tents in quake-hit Nepal

14 May 2015 Last updated at 15:27 BST
Nepal has suffered two devastating earthquakes in recent weeks. The first claimed the lives of more than 8,000 people and the second nearly 100.
Across the country people are living in temporary shelters as the fear of more earthquakes persists.
Yogita Limaye reports from Kathmandu.

Damage in Kathmandu, 12 May

Nepal earthquake: Dozens die in new tremor near Everest

May 12, 2015

A major earthquake has struck eastern Nepal, near Mount Everest, two weeks after more than 8,000 people died in a devastating quake.
At least 48 people have been killed and more than 1,000 injured, officials say. At least 17 have also died in India.
The latest earthquake hit near the town of Namche Bazaar and sent thousands of panicked residents on to the streets of Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu.
It had a magnitude of 7.3, compared with the 7.8 of the 25 April quake.
The latest quake struck at 12:35 Nepali time (06:50 GMT) and was centred about 76km (47 miles) east of Kathmandu, in a rural area close to the Chinese border.
The quake was felt in northern India, Tibet and Bangladesh. India’s home ministry said 16 people had been killed in the state of Bihar, and one more in Uttar Pradesh. Officials in China said one person was confirmed dead in Tibet.
Krishna Gyawali, the chief district officer for Chautara, said there had been a number of landslides.
Landslides were also reported by Save the Children in Sindhupalchok and Dolakha. A spokeswoman told the BBC its staff had been “dodging huge rocks rolling off the hillside”.

Home Minister Bam Dev Gautam said: “Many houses have collapsed in Dolakha… there is a chance that the number of dead from the district will go up.”
The BBC’s Navin Singh Khadka says the new earthquake has brought down more houses and lodges in the Everest region but that local officials report very few tourists are still in the area following the 25 April quake.
A nurse in Namche Bazaar, Rhita Doma Sherpa, told Reuters: “The school building is cracked and bits of it, I can see, they have collapsed. It was lunchtime. All the kids were outside.”
The latest quake struck at a depth of 15km (9.3 miles), according to the US Geological Survey – the same depth as the April quake. Shallow tremors are more likely to cause greater damage at the surface.
Tuesday’s earthquake is likely to be one of the largest to hit Nepal, which has suffered hundreds of aftershocks since 25 April.

Quake damage on Tuesday in Sankhu, 10km east of the capital

About 1.7 million children require humanitarian assistance in Nepal.‪#‎NepalEarthquake‬

Allan Lucky’s photo.

Nepal earthquake: ‘Worst-affected’ village of Langtang

4 May 2015 Last updated
BBC World News
Langtang village was one of the most beautiful Himalayan valleys. But now there’s virtually nothing left. ‪#‎NepalEarthquake‬
Langtang本是一個有四百多人口的美麗村落也是徒步登山的要塞之地。地震造成的山崩土石，幾乎淹沒了整個村子，房舍旅館幾乎都看不到，只有一棟房子倖存。

For the next several minutes, we felt like we were standing on a block of Styrofoam on a windy day in a choppy lake as the ground heaved back and forth.” Read Ken Isaacs, Vic President of Programs and Government Relations, first-hand account of the second earthquake to hit ‪#‎Nepal‬:http://bit.ly/1JcZjuu

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Nepal earthquake: Drone footage shows devastation

3 May 2015 Last updated at 17:12 BST
Aerial footage filmed by a drone has been released showing the devastation caused near the epicentre of the earthquake in Nepal.
The video was filmed in the Sindhupalchok district, 80 kilometres (50 miles) from Kathmandu.
More than 7,000 people have died in the earthquake, which measured 7.8 on the Richter scale.ated at 23:15 BST
Emergency workers in Nepal continue to face challenges after the devastating earthquake.
Their priority is to reach the country’s remote, mountainous villages, feared to have been wiped off the map.
South Asia Correspondent Justin Rowlatt is the first reporter to visit what is thought to be the worst-affected village, Langtang.

Nepal earthquake: Hospitals overwhelmed with victims

27 April 2015 Last updated at 23:33 BST
Hospitals in Nepal are struggling to cope with the huge numbers of victims following the massive earthquake at the weekend.
The Nepalese government says it needs everything from helicopters and blankets to paramedics and drivers.
Clive Myrie reports from Kathmandu.

Digging through the rubble in Kathmandu

27 April 2015 Last updated at 09:20 BST
Authorities are digging through the rubble in Kathmandu in the hope of finding survivors, or recovering bodies.
The death toll from the earthquake is now above 3,000.

Yogita Limaye reports.

List of requirements –

Short term needs:

Tarpaulin, tents, sleeping bags, blankets, clothing, medical supply, rental of trucks, cars and helicopters.
Volunteers and doctors needed.

Medium and long term needs :

Generators, solar panels, walkietalkie, satellite phones, reconstruction of bridges, roads and houses.

Lapchi Snow Mountain is situated in the eastern part of Nepal on the border with Tibet, at a height of about 4850 meters. It is considered to be a very holy place that has been blessed by the presence of siddhas and masters like Mahasiddha Saraha, Padmasambhava and Milarepa who meditated in the caves of Lapchi. Lapchi is closely bound up with the history of the Drikung Kagyu. Kyobpa Jigten Sumgön had sent countless Vajrayana practitioners there and in the centuries that followed many outstanding masters from the Drikung lineage went to Lapchi to advance their practice. Many practitioners went on extended meditation retreats in one of the numerous sacred caves.
Main road that connects Lapchi to Nepal destroyed.
We have been notified by members of Lapchi association that almost all of the homes in Lapchi have been destroyed along with roads, bridges, monastery and retreat homes. A few of the people have also been injured and they were brought down to Kathmandu to be admitted in the hospital.

Since the roads were in bad condition, this photo was taken from helicopter showing homes destroyed.

The people residing in Lapchi are poor and live in simple homes made of stones and metal roofs. They lack the abundance of basic utilities like electricity, heat, hot water and gas for cooking that we take so for granted. With the recent earthquake the situation has only gotten worse. The simple homes that they lived in have been destroyed and they have been left homeless. Currently they are living in self-made shelters in nearby caves. Many have lost all animal live stocks like yak and cows that they greatly depend on.
Due to the recent rain and the roads being completely destroyed, the much needed aid has not reached them from the nearby cities. Somehow till now the villagers have managed to survive due to the fact they are used to living simple lives. But they are concerned about the future weather in the next few months starting August, when it will start to snow in Lapchi. They need to have their homes repaired before that.