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Frustration Grows Among Nepal Earthquake Survivors as Monsoon Swamps Camps
Weeks after annual monsoon rains started to lash Nepal, Kanchhi Maya Sherpa sits inside a makeshift tent on a soggy football pitch, flies crawling over her swollen mouth and limbs.
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Earthquake-Hit Nepal Appeals for Aid to Rebuild Country
Nepal is to host a major meeting of donors Thursday to raise funds to rebuild the quake-devastated country, hoping to dispel doubts that money will be lost to corruption and reconstruction hamstrung by red tape.
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Nepal Earthquake Leaves Remote Villages Cut Off as Rains Begin
For the villagers of Sirdibas in Nepal, one of hundreds of isolated mountain communities dotting the vast Himalayan region, a trip to the nearest market meant a difficult three-day journey by donkey even before the recent 7.8-magnitude earthquake.
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Nepal Earthquake: Red Cross Raises Aid Appeal to $93 Million
The Red Cross today ramped up its appeal for aid to disaster-hit Nepal, requesting $93 million in assistance after two earthquakes in less than three weeks killed nearly 8,500 and left thousands homeless.
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Red Cross and Nepal Firm Launch Emergency Texting Service
The Red Cross and a Nepalese telecom firm launched an emergency texting service on Monday to send out real-time updates on aid distribution and weather warnings across the earthquake-hit Himalayan nation.
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Will Rebuild Property Within 2 Years: Nepal PM Sushil Koirala
Nepal will reconstruct all private and public properties destroyed by the devastating earthquake within two years, Prime Minister Sushil Koirala said as he called on citizens, neighbouring countries and migrant workers to lend their helping hands to the government.
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Nepal Earthquake: As Number of Dead Crosses 6,200, 'Miracle Survivors' Bring Hope
The joyous rescue of two survivors of last weekend's Nepal earthquake added new urgency today to the search for signs of life in the ruins of Kathmandu as the Red Cross warned of "total devastation" in remote areas.
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Over 6,200 Killed in Nepal Earthqauke, More Than 13,900 Injured
The death toll in Nepal from last weekend's devastating earthquake has risen to 6,200, the National Emergency Operations Centre said in its latest update today.
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'Almost Total Devastation' Near Nepal Earthquake Epicentre: Red Cross
The Red Cross warned Thursday that nearly all homes had been wiped out in some towns and villages near the epicentre of Nepal's devastating earthquake.
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Nepal Earthquake: Google, Facebook Join Red Cross to Find Missing
German development worker Caroline Siebald and her boyfriend Charles Gertler, an American glaciologist, were on a rafting trip in Nepal when the earthquake struck and initially panicked about how to let their families know they were safe.
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5-Million-Pound UK Aid for Earthquake-Hit Nepal
The UK has given 5 million pounds to help people affected by the devastating Nepal earthquake which has killed more than 3,200 people, the government said today.
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Frustration Grows Among Nepal Earthquake Survivors as Monsoon Swamps Camps
Weeks after annual monsoon rains started to lash Nepal, Kanchhi Maya Sherpa sits inside a makeshift tent on a soggy football pitch, flies crawling over her swollen mouth and limbs.
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Earthquake-Hit Nepal Appeals for Aid to Rebuild Country
Nepal is to host a major meeting of donors Thursday to raise funds to rebuild the quake-devastated country, hoping to dispel doubts that money will be lost to corruption and reconstruction hamstrung by red tape.
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Nepal Earthquake Leaves Remote Villages Cut Off as Rains Begin
For the villagers of Sirdibas in Nepal, one of hundreds of isolated mountain communities dotting the vast Himalayan region, a trip to the nearest market meant a difficult three-day journey by donkey even before the recent 7.8-magnitude earthquake.
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Nepal Earthquake: Red Cross Raises Aid Appeal to $93 Million
The Red Cross today ramped up its appeal for aid to disaster-hit Nepal, requesting $93 million in assistance after two earthquakes in less than three weeks killed nearly 8,500 and left thousands homeless.
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Red Cross and Nepal Firm Launch Emergency Texting Service
The Red Cross and a Nepalese telecom firm launched an emergency texting service on Monday to send out real-time updates on aid distribution and weather warnings across the earthquake-hit Himalayan nation.
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Will Rebuild Property Within 2 Years: Nepal PM Sushil Koirala
Nepal will reconstruct all private and public properties destroyed by the devastating earthquake within two years, Prime Minister Sushil Koirala said as he called on citizens, neighbouring countries and migrant workers to lend their helping hands to the government.
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Nepal Earthquake: As Number of Dead Crosses 6,200, 'Miracle Survivors' Bring Hope
The joyous rescue of two survivors of last weekend's Nepal earthquake added new urgency today to the search for signs of life in the ruins of Kathmandu as the Red Cross warned of "total devastation" in remote areas.
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Over 6,200 Killed in Nepal Earthqauke, More Than 13,900 Injured
The death toll in Nepal from last weekend's devastating earthquake has risen to 6,200, the National Emergency Operations Centre said in its latest update today.
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'Almost Total Devastation' Near Nepal Earthquake Epicentre: Red Cross
The Red Cross warned Thursday that nearly all homes had been wiped out in some towns and villages near the epicentre of Nepal's devastating earthquake.
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Nepal Earthquake: Google, Facebook Join Red Cross to Find Missing
German development worker Caroline Siebald and her boyfriend Charles Gertler, an American glaciologist, were on a rafting trip in Nepal when the earthquake struck and initially panicked about how to let their families know they were safe.
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5-Million-Pound UK Aid for Earthquake-Hit Nepal
The UK has given 5 million pounds to help people affected by the devastating Nepal earthquake which has killed more than 3,200 people, the government said today.
