Nepal Rescue And Relief

The flood situation worsened in eastern UP districts adjoining Nepal today following continuous rains and discharge of water in rivers with the district administration here seeking the help of Army in relief and rescue operations.

Floods and landslides in Nepal have killed at least 77 people while hundreds of others were forced to flee their homes as torrential monsoon rains wreaked havoc in the country, prompting deployment of the army for rescue and relief operations.

In the just-concluded 'Operation Maitri' in the quake-hit Nepal, Indian Air Force and Army flew 2,223 sorties, shifted about 11,200 people to safer places and transported and dropped about 1,700 tonnes of relief material.

'Operation Maitri', the massive rescue and relief operation initiated by India in Nepal following the April 25 earthquake, came to an end today.

The danger of a possible flash flood in Nepal and India was averted today as a landslide- dammed river started flowing normally after sweeping away debris that had blocked it, allowing thousands of people to return to their homes.

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.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the US helicopter crash in Nepal was "saddening", adding that India was ready to provide all possible assistance.

Just as it seemed that Nepal had moved on from rescue operations to relief work, the massive aftershocks have brought it back to square one.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he has directed authorities to be on alert for rescue and relief operations after another major earthquake struck Nepal.

China today held its biggest-ever mock drill in the northern Hebei Province with relief and rescue workers simulating a 6.6-magnitude earthquake to check their preparedness following Nepal's devastating temblor.

India and the US discussed the relief efforts in quake-devastated Nepal during a call by US Secretary of State John Kerry to his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj.

US transport aircraft were to begin shuttling rescue teams and supplies today to remote areas of Nepal that are desperately awaiting aid, nine days after a devastating earthquake that killed over 7,000 people.

Nepal's disaster panel on Sunday recommended that 4,050 foreign rescue and search personnel be sent back as its own security personnel can handle the task of recovering the remaining bodies of people killed in the April 25 earthquake, an official said.

Nepal has imposed certain restrictions on huge aircraft flying in relief supplies to Katmandu's Tribhuvan airport - the only international airport of the tiny country - following the April 25 earthquake that left over 7,000 dead and many more homeless.

Some of the relief material for survivors of Nepal's devastating earthquake was being held up at the country's only international airport because of customs bottlenecks, the United Nations said today, as the death toll from the disaster passed 6,600.

The flood situation worsened in eastern UP districts adjoining Nepal today following continuous rains and discharge of water in rivers with the district administration here seeking the help of Army in relief and rescue operations.

Floods and landslides in Nepal have killed at least 77 people while hundreds of others were forced to flee their homes as torrential monsoon rains wreaked havoc in the country, prompting deployment of the army for rescue and relief operations.

In the just-concluded 'Operation Maitri' in the quake-hit Nepal, Indian Air Force and Army flew 2,223 sorties, shifted about 11,200 people to safer places and transported and dropped about 1,700 tonnes of relief material.

'Operation Maitri', the massive rescue and relief operation initiated by India in Nepal following the April 25 earthquake, came to an end today.

The danger of a possible flash flood in Nepal and India was averted today as a landslide- dammed river started flowing normally after sweeping away debris that had blocked it, allowing thousands of people to return to their homes.

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.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the US helicopter crash in Nepal was "saddening", adding that India was ready to provide all possible assistance.

Just as it seemed that Nepal had moved on from rescue operations to relief work, the massive aftershocks have brought it back to square one.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he has directed authorities to be on alert for rescue and relief operations after another major earthquake struck Nepal.

China today held its biggest-ever mock drill in the northern Hebei Province with relief and rescue workers simulating a 6.6-magnitude earthquake to check their preparedness following Nepal's devastating temblor.

India and the US discussed the relief efforts in quake-devastated Nepal during a call by US Secretary of State John Kerry to his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj.

US transport aircraft were to begin shuttling rescue teams and supplies today to remote areas of Nepal that are desperately awaiting aid, nine days after a devastating earthquake that killed over 7,000 people.

Nepal's disaster panel on Sunday recommended that 4,050 foreign rescue and search personnel be sent back as its own security personnel can handle the task of recovering the remaining bodies of people killed in the April 25 earthquake, an official said.

Nepal has imposed certain restrictions on huge aircraft flying in relief supplies to Katmandu's Tribhuvan airport - the only international airport of the tiny country - following the April 25 earthquake that left over 7,000 dead and many more homeless.

Some of the relief material for survivors of Nepal's devastating earthquake was being held up at the country's only international airport because of customs bottlenecks, the United Nations said today, as the death toll from the disaster passed 6,600.