Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://reliefweb.int/report/nepal/nepal-joint-task-force-begins-drawing-down KATHMANDU, Nepal -- Joint Task Force 505 is drawing down its earthquake relief operations as the Nepalese government and international aid agencies have postured for long-term recovery and reconstruction efforts. Nepal announced its transition from relief operations to the recovery phase of disaster response yesterday. Thu, 21 May 2015 05:23:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-e9f1d0e90803ad0d9440b4cc9eb25ffd NaturalDisasters 27.1915 -82.490763 43.229568 -105.259697 26.4956867417201 127.966421510425 13.7308 100.521 13.4402033779116 144.776219013027 38.001881 -122.290398 27.712 85.313 20150521052300 http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2015/05/mil-150520-afns01.htm . / Published May 20, 2015. KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFNS) -- Joint Task Force 505 is drawing down its earthquake relief operations as the Nepalese government and international aid agencies have postured for long-term recovery and reconstruction efforts. Nepal announced its transition from relief.... Wed, 20 May 2015 22:34:00 +0200 globalsecurity en globalsecurity-65eae5a73099cda58eaa80b7db677c3b NaturalDisasters 48.041679 -107.535797 43.229568 -105.259697 26.4956867417201 127.966421510425 13.7308 100.521 13.4402033779116 144.776219013027 38.001881 -122.290398 27.712 85.313 20150520223400 http://reliefweb.int/report/nepal/asia-and-pacific-weekly-regional-humanitarian-snapshot-12-18-may-2015 NEPAL. A second major earthquake struck on 12 May east of Kathmandu. The 7.3 magnitude quake caused further destruction to buildings and homes damaged by last month's quake. The death toll from the two quakes stands at over 8,580 with over 16,800 injured, according to the Nepali Ministry of Home Affairs. Mon, 18 May 2015 11:54:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-f7e87a92d03584cccc989cf188ae53a1 NaturalDisasters 3.15021 101.708 14.153611 145.203056 16.8722 96.1249 -6.18287 106.829 25.198009 85.521896 27.712 85.313 23.8267635957992 87.9873314489228 6.91771 158.185 23.7099 90.4071 35.6831 139.809 27.5018347289188 80.3106746568241 13.4402033779116 144.776219013027 1.25 124.8333333 13.7703017743177 100.626440699347 20150518115400 http://reliefweb.int/report/nepal/asia-and-pacific-weekly-regional-humanitarian-snapshot-5-11-may-2015 NEPAL. Emergency shelter remains the top response priority, especially with the imminent monsoon rains. Other priority needs include sanitation and hygiene support, household items, medical kits and supplies, food and protection. To date, 70,000 tarpaulins and nearly 6,000 tents were distributed;.... Mon, 11 May 2015 13:17:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-b3a978bb1c918530711740f89ad2b1a9 ManMadeDisasters UNbodies NaturalDisasters -8.0 113.0 23.7505409354667 120.969667883082 15.1909951745138 145.758211438541 3.15021 101.708 -6.75 107.5 16.8722 96.1249 -6.18287 106.829 27.712 85.313 6.517152 126.093399 7.197581 100.59787 6.91771 158.185 8.535264 124.802696 23.7099 90.4071 35.6831 139.809 -4.35038 152.273102 51.4879 -0.177998 13.4402033779116 144.776219013027 20150511131700