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Barely 2 weeks after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake which killed nearly 8000 people and injured more than 17,800 ,Nepal was struck by another 7.3 magnitude earthquake on May 12 local time 12:35 pm. Once again in the middle of the day, people were rambling out on the streets of the nation's capital scared for their lives. At least 68 are confirmed dead (50 in Nepal, 17 in India and 1 in Tibet) and more than a 1200 have been reported injured. The quake was centered around 76 km east of Kathmandu, near the Chinese border. Also a US helicopter containing 6 US Marines and 2 Nepali soldiers has gone missing. More info:-
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32701385
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/12/asia/nepal-earthquake/
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/05/150512071622053.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...magnitude-US-Geological-Survey-says-live.html
http://www.theguardian.com/world/li...4-tremor-hits-near-mount-everest-live-updates
All we can do to help the wounded and the families of the dead from the comfort of our homes is donate.
Nepal is already one of the poorest places on the planet with an nominal per capita income of just $730.
The area around Mount Everest is a hot-spot of geological activity therefore quakes are not exactly unexpected, however the locals are so poor that they simply do not have the money to build better constructions.
So if you can, please consider donating to anyone of these relief sites below:-
American Donations:-
https://gri.nationbuilder.com/contribute
UnicefUSA
https://www.redcross.org/m/donate/donate.jsp?productId=prod9150029&donateStep=1&parentCanonical=/m/charitable-donations&thePageTitleSet=Nepal%20Earthquake%20Relief%20%7C%20Donate%20%7C%20Red%20Cross#arcmobile
American Jewish World Service
If you are from the UK, Guardian has an excellent article on how to donate here.
International Donations:-
Unicef
International Medical Corps
Save The Children
http://www.wvi.org/nepal-earthquake-appeal
Plan
World Food Programme
http://www.care-international.org/donate-now.aspx
http://www.ifrc.org/nepal-earthquake
WaterAid (choose your country from the drop-down menu.)
(If you wish to donate anonymously see this.)
If you donate, describe it in a post below, and I will like your post and follow you.
(Although I suppose coming from a simpleton like meself that's not much of an attractive offer.)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32701385
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/12/asia/nepal-earthquake/
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/05/150512071622053.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...magnitude-US-Geological-Survey-says-live.html
http://www.theguardian.com/world/li...4-tremor-hits-near-mount-everest-live-updates
All we can do to help the wounded and the families of the dead from the comfort of our homes is donate.
Nepal is already one of the poorest places on the planet with an nominal per capita income of just $730.
The area around Mount Everest is a hot-spot of geological activity therefore quakes are not exactly unexpected, however the locals are so poor that they simply do not have the money to build better constructions.
So if you can, please consider donating to anyone of these relief sites below:-
American Donations:-
https://gri.nationbuilder.com/contribute
UnicefUSA
https://www.redcross.org/m/donate/donate.jsp?productId=prod9150029&donateStep=1&parentCanonical=/m/charitable-donations&thePageTitleSet=Nepal%20Earthquake%20Relief%20%7C%20Donate%20%7C%20Red%20Cross#arcmobile
American Jewish World Service
If you are from the UK, Guardian has an excellent article on how to donate here.
International Donations:-
Unicef
International Medical Corps
Save The Children
http://www.wvi.org/nepal-earthquake-appeal
Plan
World Food Programme
http://www.care-international.org/donate-now.aspx
http://www.ifrc.org/nepal-earthquake
WaterAid (choose your country from the drop-down menu.)
(If you wish to donate anonymously see this.)
If you donate, describe it in a post below, and I will like your post and follow you.
(Although I suppose coming from a simpleton like meself that's not much of an attractive offer.)
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