Nepal Earthquake - Human Impact

[Astronuc]

In the Earth forum, there is a thread about the Nepal earthquakes which started with a mag 7.8 earthquake.

This thread is about the human impact.

More than 2,200 confirmed dead in Nepal earthquake
http://news.yahoo.com/aid-starts-coming-nepal-quake-kills-nearly-2-050207892.html

International aid groups rush to reach Nepal quake victims
http://news.yahoo.com/international-aid-groups-rush-reach-nepal-quake-victims-171404512.html

There were two earthquakes in China near the border with Nepal.

Dan Fredinburg, Google Exec, Killed in Mt. Everest Avalanche
https://www.yahoo.com/movies/s/dan-fredinburg-google-exec-killed-mt-everest-avalanche-040015648.html

Fredinburg was hiking with colleagues near Everest. He died of a head injury.

Aftershocks (mag 4 and above) continue to occur. A mag 6.7 occurred on April 26, 07:09:08 (UTC).
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us200029bt#general_summary

Aftershocks cause more terror as Nepal quake toll tops 2,400
http://news.yahoo.com/death-toll-nepal-earthquake-passes-1-000-police-160548831.htmlCoincidentally - Experts gathered in Nepal a week ago to ready for earthquake
http://news.yahoo.com/experts-gathered-nepal-week-ago-ready-earthquake-050003819.html

 

[SpanishOmelette]

My goodness... awful. So awful. Peace on their souls.

 

[Astronuc]

New Jersey doc, Google exec among Nepal earthquake victims on Everest
Hours before avalanche, Marisa Eve Girawong wrote on Facebook that she was craving sushi.
http://news.yahoo.com/nepal-earthquake-victims-americans-152638302.html

 

[SpanishOmelette]

One does wonder why in disaster that took 2,000+ lives, people are obsessed in picking out a handful of people who are mildly important.

One must think back to the recent plane disaster... noticed for a few days newspapers obsessed over the fact that at least 2 britons died on it. Out of a plane full of people... after, of course, the disaster was first generalized.

 

[DaveC426913]

One does wonder why in disaster that took 2,000+ lives, people are obsessed in picking out a handful of people who are mildly important.

One must think back to the recent plane disaster... noticed for a few days newspapers obsessed over the fact that at least 2 britons died on it. Out of a plane full of people... after, of course, the disaster was first generalized.

Perhaps it has more to do with local news outlets identifying victims that people might know. Certainly, Canadian news reports any Canadian victims.

 

[Astronuc]

Quake-aid need acute in Nepal capital, more so in villages - Death toll pass 3700
http://news.yahoo.com/rescuers-struggle-reach-many-nepal-quake-fear-worst-062325069.html

Nepal police said in a statement that the country's death toll had risen to 3,617 people. That does not include the 18 people killed in the avalanche, which were counted by the mountaineering association. Another 61 people were killed in neighboring India, and China reported 20 people dead in Tibet.

Global effort to help Nepal earthquake victims intensifies
http://news.yahoo.com/global-effort-help-nepal-victims-kicks-high-gear-111456666.html

Another media story on the avalanche at Everest Base camp, but ABC News gets it wrong.
The avalanche came from Pumori, which is 8 km W of Everest.
https://gma.yahoo.com/nepal-earthquake-climbers-mount-everest-terrifying-tragedy-121521969--abc-news-topstories.html

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

How devastating! Not really surprised though. The construction over there is basically mud and toothpicks. Relieved to hear a few of my sherpa friends over there are safe.

Consider donating
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

 

[Astronuc]

Some pretty striking videos from tourists and others
http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2015/apr/27/tourist-moment-nepal-hit-earthquake-video

Footage from German climber Jost Kobusch shows the moment an avalanche hit Everest base camp
http://www.theguardian.com/world/vi...-earthquake-avalanche-everest-base-camp-video (some swearing, although it is understandable given what he's witnessing. About 17 people were killed in that avalanche, and thousands of Nepalis were killed by collapsing buildings.)

High-Altitude Rescue Underway On Everest
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/04/26/402355842/high-altitude-rescue-underway-on-EverestDrone footage shows scale of earthquake devastation in Nepal – video
http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2015/apr/27/drone-footage-kathmandu-nepal-earthquake-video

Thousands flee Kathmandu as aftershocks continue - video
http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2015/apr/27/flee-kathmandu-aftershocks-nepal-earthquake-videoMore Than 4,000 Dead In Nepal As Earthquake Toll Rises
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way...-700-dead-in-nepal-as-earthquake-s-toll-rises

Economic Impact Of Nepal Quake Likely To Be Massive
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way...ic-impact-of-nepal-quake-likely-to-be-massive

How Tech Firms Are Helping People In The Nepal Earthquake Zone
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechcon...e-helping-people-in-the-nepal-earthquake-zone

Nepal Death Toll Tops 4,350; At Least 1.4 Million Need Food Aid
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way...tops-4-350-at-least-1-4-million-need-food-aid

 

[Monsterboy]

How devastating! Not really surprised though. The construction over there is basically mud and toothpicks.

Many of those structures\buildings were more than a 100 years old, some others were much older.

 

[Astronuc]

Choppers ferry injured in Nepal; new mudslide hits village
http://news.yahoo.com/nepal-troops-ready-aid-remote-quake-hit-villages-065957809.html

The country's confirmed death toll rose to 4,355, said Deputy Inspector General of Police Komal Singh Bam. Another 61 were killed in neighboring India, and China's official Xinhua News Agency reported 25 dead in Tibet. At least 18 of the dead were killed at Mount Everest as the quake unleashed an avalanche that buried part of the base camp packed with foreign climbers preparing for summit attempts.

Filmmaker among 4 Americans killed on Everest
http://news.yahoo.com/state-dept-4-americans-dead-nepal-quick-2-180759789--politics.html

US sends $10 mn in Nepal quake aid
http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-unveils-10-mln-nepal-quake-aid-160615711.html

Raw: Chinese Team Looks for Nepal Survivors
http://news.yahoo.com/video/raw-chinese-team-looks-nepal-132553541.html

 

[Astronuc]

6 Health Challenges Nepal Earthquake Survivors Now Face
https://www.yahoo.com/health/6-health-challenges-nepal-earthquake-survivors-now-117613648417.html

Death toll climbing above 5000, and some expect it to double.

Gerard Finnigan, Regional Health Advisor for Asia-Pacific at World Vision is currently in Kathmandu, Nepal, and says teams are working with the country’s government to understand the most pressing needs at hand. “For a country with around 27 million people to suddenly need to have the capacity to respond to a surge of 50,000 or 60,000 people needing urgent care, it’s simply overwhelming,” he tells Yahoo Health. “All organizations need to work in close collaboration with the local ministry of health and the health system to understand how we can best support them.”

Meanwhile - Following Nepal quake, climbers say Everest season is over
http://news.yahoo.com/following-nepal-quake-climbers-everest-season-over-205730638--spt.html

It's an important source of income to the country.A miracle in the devastation - "Twenty-two hours after the massive earthquake that demolished buildings and killed more than 5,000 people in Nepal, a 4-month-old boy was rescued from the rubble."
http://news.yahoo.com/baby-pulled-safely-from-under-rubble-in-nepal-193702456.html

Near Nepal Quake Epicenter, Desperate Villagers Await Help
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/nepal-troops-ready-aid-remote-quake-hit-villages-30635362

 

[Astronuc]

Nepal quake survivors clash with riot police, UN seeks $415 mn
http://news.yahoo.com/riot-police-battle-contain-crowds-trying-leave-kathmandu-052636252.html

Supplies of food and water are running thin and aftershocks have strained nerves in ruined Kathmandu, home to some 2.5 million before it was shattered by Saturday's 7.8 magnitude quake.

Desperate to leave, thousands of people gathered outside the main bus station after the government promised to lay on special services to far-flung rural areas.

But when the buses failed to materialise, anger surged and scuffles broke out between the crowds and riot police who were sent to try to contain the situation near parliament.

Some protesters forced a truck carrying drinking water off the road and climbed on top of it, throwing the bottles to the crowd.

A total of 5,057 people are known to have died in Nepal and around 100 more in neighbouring India and China.

Around 8,000 were injured while the UN estimates that eight million people have been affected.

Around 1.7 million children are now in urgent need of aid in the worst-hit areas, according to the UN children's agency.

Nepal Earthquake: Teen Rescued After 5 Days Trapped in Rubble
https://gma.yahoo.com/nepal-earthquake-teen-rescued-5-days-trapped-rubble-122513208--abc-news-topstories.html

 

[Astronuc]

Nepal Earthquake: How 3 Americans Survived in a Cave for Days After Quake
http://news.yahoo.com/nepal-earthquake-3-americans-survived-cave-days-quake-160026094--abc-news-topstories.html

"Eric and I were sitting at a this bamboo camp site drinking tea, and all of a sudden the Earth started to shake," Hofman said. "I don't think we even knew what was happening until some of the villagers started coming down from both sides of the canyon, including into the village and on top of the houses."

Hofman said many houses were totally destroyed after boulders landed on them with few structures that remain standing.

"I stood up and did nothing for a minute but then I actually hid under a table, which in retrospect seems a little silly with how big the boulders were," Hofman said. "But I hid under there for a little while until they stopped falling."

Over 5800 dead.NPR - "He carried his 70-year-old mother on his back for five hours. Then he traveled with her by bus for 12 more."
http://www.npr.org/2015/04/30/40334...his-back-for-5-hours-en-route-to-medical-care

 

[Astronuc]

Relief goods for Nepal quake victims held up at customs: U.N.
http://news.yahoo.com/relief-goods-nepal-quake-victims-held-customs-u-091905051.html

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Bureaucracy at Kathmandu airport was holding up vital relief supplies for survivors of the earthquake in Nepal on Saturday as the death toll from the disaster passed 6,600.

U.N. Resident Representative Jamie McGoldrick said the government must loosen customs restrictions to deal with the increasing flow of relief material and avoid bottlenecks.

Material was piling up at the Kathmandu airport instead of being ferried out to victims, McGoldrick told Reuters.

An example of how government doesn't function properly.

Soul-searching over quake ends Everest climbing season
http://news.yahoo.com/soul-searching-over-quake-ends-everest-climbing-season-105842241.html
A climbing group with "Himalayan Experience" was the last group to call off their climb of Everest this season.

For one of its clients, millionaire Texas realtor David McGrain, it should never have taken that long to call off the climb, given thousands of people had been killed in the valleys below as well as 18 in an avalanche at base camp itself.

"The narcissism among some of my team mates made me want to vomit," McGrain said after leaving the camp by helicopter for the town of Lukla on Wednesday.

"All they could think about was their goddamn climb, when hours before we were holding crushed skulls in our hands."

Death toll stands at 6600.

 

[Astronuc]

Damaged by deadly quake, fate of Nepal heritage unsure
http://news.yahoo.com/damaged-deadly-quake-fate-nepal-heritage-unsure-124858256.html

This could have a significant impact on tourism and the economy of the nation.

'We Need Help': Aid scarce in quake-hit Nepal villages
http://news.yahoo.com/aid-still-scarce-nepals-remote-villages-anger-grows-085609939.html

And the death toll reaches 7040.

 

[Astronuc]

101-Year-Old Pulled From Rubble One Week After Nepal Earthquake
https://gma.yahoo.com/101-old-pulled-rubble-one-week-nepal-earthquake-220912162--abc-news-topstories.html

Nepal's National Emergency Operation Center said the rescue occurred in Kimtang village, in the Nuwakot district, about 50 miles northwest of Kathmandu.

 

[OmCheeto]

A little bit of good news.

DHS and NASA Technology Helps Save Four in Nepal Earthquake Disaster (JPL)
May 5, 2015

Four men trapped under as much as 10 feet of bricks, mud and other debris have been rescued in Nepal thanks to a new search-and-rescue technology developed in partnership by the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The device called FINDER (Finding Individuals for Disaster and Emergency Response) uses microwave-radar technology to detect heartbeats of victims trapped in wreckage. Following the April 25 earthquake in Nepal, two prototype FINDER devices were deployed to support search and rescue teams in the stricken areas.

 

[Astronuc]

Fresh earthquake (mag 7.3) kills scores in Nepal and India
http://news.yahoo.com/magnitude-7-1-quake-strikes-nepal-usgs-072155570.html

CHAUTARA, Nepal (Reuters) - A second powerful earthquake in less than three weeks spread panic in Nepal on Tuesday, bringing down buildings weakened by the first disaster and killing at least 66 people, including 17 in neighbouring India and one in Chinese Tibet.
. . . .
Aid workers reported serious damage to some villages in the worst-affected Charikot area and said some people were still trapped under rubble. Witnesses said rocks and mud came crashing down remote hillsides lined with roads and small hamlets.

 

[Astronuc]

Eight months after a 7.8-magnitude quake killed almost 8,900 people and destroyed some half a million homes, thousands of survivors are bracing for the Himalayan winter without proper clothes, bedding or shelter.

In the remote village of Philim, close to the quake's epicentre in western Nepal, the disaster reduced the school's dormitory to rubble, forcing some 200 children to take refuge in tents.

http://news.yahoo.com/nepal-quake-victims-face-deadly-winter-parties-bicker-041056074.html