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Nepal's quake death toll reaches 7,365, as reconstruction under plan

Death toll of Nepal's April 25 earthquake has risen to 7,365 with the injury number standing at 14,366. The Nepalese authorities have started working out the scheme for the reconstruction.
Source: Xinhua | 2015-5-4 21:06:01

China helps Nepal with disease prevention

The Chinese military has sent a 70-member team to Nepal to begin disease prevention work in quake-hit areas, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday.
Source: Xinhua | 2015-5-4 19:42:36

Nepal starts weighing reconstruction plans

Nepal's National Planning Commission (NPC) has started working out plans for reconstruction and rehabilitation, over one week after the April 25 earthquake, officials said on Monday.
Source: Xinhua | 2015-5-4 18:43:02

Death toll reaches 7,365 in Nepal's earthquake

Death toll of Nepal's April 25 earthquake has risen to 7,365 with the number of injured standing at 14,366, figures from the Ministry of Home Affairs showed on Monday.
Source: Xinhua | 2015-5-4 18:35:28

Hospitals back to normal in quake-hit Nepal's capital

Hospitals in Nepalese capital Kathmandu have been getting out of chaos triggered by the April 25 earthquake.
Source: Xinhua | 2015-5-4 15:43:37

57 foreigners killed in quake, 109 missing: Nepal Tourism Board

A total of 57 foreign nationals have been confirmed dead in Nepal's massive earthquake that has already killed more than 7,000 people in the Himalayan country, authorities said on Monday.
Source: Xinhua | 2015-5-4 15:42:56

Three survive eight days under Nepal quake rubble but many trekkers feared dead

Three people were pulled out alive from the rubble of their home eight days after Nepal's devastating earthquake, an official said on Sunday, but rescuers have found about 50 bodies on a popular trekking route that was hit by an avalanche.
Source: Reuters | 2015-5-3 23:18:01

Singapore deploys Home Team's largest overseas relief operation to Nepal

Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean on Sunday said 126 Home Team officers are focusing their efforts on the Gorkha district in quake-hit Nepal.
Source: Xinhua | 2015-5-3 23:13:05

Four persons rescued alive on 9th day of quake in Nepal

Four persons, including a 105-year- old woman, were rescued alive from the debris of collapsed buildings in Nepal on Sunday, the 9th day since a massive earthquake hit the Himalayan country.
Source: Xinhua | 2015-5-3 21:53:21

Mild earthquake hits Central Nepal

A 4.9 magnitude earthquake hit Nuwakot District of the Central Nepal on Sunday evening, Nepal's National Seismological Center said.
Source: Xinhua | 2015-5-3 21:50:29

India suspends air force planes sorties, to set up relief fund for Nepal

India has suspended the sorties of its air force planes to Nepal as the government is now using road to send relief goods to the quake-hit country, local media reported on Sunday.
Source: Xinhua | 2015-5-3 21:49:40

Dead toll from Nepal earthquake climbs to 7,240

Death toll from the powerful earthquake in Nepal has climbed to 7, 240 on Sunday, the Ministry of Home Affairs said.
Source: Xinhua | 2015-5-3 21:44:03

Pakistan sets up special fund for quake-hit Nepal

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has set-up a special relief fund for the quake-hit people of Nepal, a top official said on Sunday.
Source: Xinhua | 2015-5-3 20:01:04

Nearly 200 Chinese workers stranded but safe in hydropower project construction site in quake-hit Nepal

Nearly 200 Chinese workers are still stranded but safe in Lamabagar Area's Upper Tamakoshi hydropower project construction site in Dolakha District, Central Nepal, eight days after a powerful earthquake struck the nation.
Source: Xinhua | 2015-5-3 20:00:18

Quake-stricken Nepal shuts airport to big jets amid runway damage

The earthquake-ravaged Nepal was on Sunday forced to shut its only international airport, the Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA), to large-size airplanes amid the runway damage.
Source: Xinhua | 2015-5-3 18:25:38

China Intl Search and Rescue Team stick to posts in Nepal

A member of China International Search and Rescue Team (CISAR) disinfects a tent in Nepal's capital Katmandu, May 1, 2015.
Source: Xinhua | 2015-5-2 17:19:02

Death toll from Nepal quake soars to 6,659

The death toll from last Saturday's powerful earthquake in Nepal reached 6,659 and a total of 14,062 others were injured, the country's home ministry said on Saturday.
Source: Xinhua | 2015-5-2 16:38:14

Chinese rescuers mark Labor's Day with relief efforts

Chinese relief workers in earthquake-hit Nepal have marked the International Labor Day on Friday in rescue missions and other aid works.
Source: Xinhua | 2015-5-2 15:58:29