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Nepal scrambles to organise relief, many flee capital

Mon, 04 May 2015 03:52:00 +0200

KATHMANDU, 6 days ago Nepalese officials scrambled on Monday to get aid from the main airport to people left homeless and hungry by a devastating earthquake two days earlier, while thousands tired of waiting fled the capital Kathmandu for the surrounding plains. By afternoon, the death toll from Saturday's 7.

Kiwi feared missing in Nepal found alive and well

Mon, 04 May 2015 02:52:00 +0200

A New Zealander feared missing in Nepal after a large earthquake struck the nation has been found, but two more are still unaccounted for. Doug Erin Sealy, 31, from Wellington, was feared to have been in Nepal when the 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the region, devastating large areas of the country on April 25.

Nepal earthquake: Death toll passes 3,200

Sun, 03 May 2015 14:38:00 +0200

The sick and wounded lay out in the open in the capital Kathmandu. Nepal earthquake: Death toll passes 3,200 KATHMANDU, 6 days ago Thousands of desperate Nepalese huddled under tents and sought scarce food and medical supplies on Monday, two days after a massive quake killed more than 3,200 people....

Nepal scrambles to organise relief, many flee capital

Sun, 03 May 2015 08:45:00 +0200

KATHMANDU, 5 days ago Nepalese officials scrambled on Monday to get aid from the main airport to people left homeless and hungry by a devastating earthquake two days earlier, while thousands tired of waiting fled the capital Kathmandu for the surrounding plains. By afternoon, the death toll from Saturday's 7.

Nepal shaken, Kochi not stirred yet

Sun, 03 May 2015 04:46:00 +0200

Despite the rumblings of the Nepal earthquake being felt at a place as far away from the epicentre as Kochi, and with many mild tremors recorded over the years, the city is yet to wake up to the challenges posed by disasters including earthquakes. It even failed to follow up a programme that....

Kochi yet to take up risk reduction project

Sun, 03 May 2015 02:15:00 +0200

Nepal earthquake: Australians trapped in Nepal waiting evacuation

Sat, 02 May 2015 16:54:00 +0200

Australian orthopedic surgeon Rhys Gray and his wife Janice are trapped in a village in the north of Nepal awaiting evacuation by helicopter one week after the 7.8 earthquake hit the mountain country. Dr Gray, 67, and his wife, from Wollongong, were travelling with friends on a 16-day trek run by....

Nepal earthquake: Australians trapped in Nepal waiting evacuation

Sat, 02 May 2015 16:27:00 +0200

Aftershocks, Rain, Cold, Shortages Worsen Conditions

Sat, 02 May 2015 07:39:00 +0200

Three days after the massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake, Nepal has been jolted by several aftershocks, including one on Monday night, leaving thousands of survivors stranded out in the open to spend cold and rainy nights in plastic tents. Additionally, the shortage of relief materials has worsened conditions.

Nepal earthquake: Death toll passes 3,200

Sat, 02 May 2015 06:03:00 +0200

The sick and wounded lay out in the open in the capital Kathmandu. Nepal earthquake: Death toll passes 3,200 KATHMANDU, 5 days ago Thousands of desperate Nepalese huddled under tents and sought scarce food and medical supplies on Monday, two days after a massive quake killed more than 3,200 people....

Christchurch stands with Nepal

Fri, 01 May 2015 21:33:00 +0200

Hundreds gathered at a candlelit vigil in Christchurch's Victoria Square on Friday night to show support for those affected by the earthquakes in Nepal. So far, the earthquake's death toll is approaching 6000 people; authorities say it could be as high as 10,000.

Nepal earthquake: Kiwi backpacker helps dig out survivor

Fri, 01 May 2015 19:47:00 +0200

Young Kiwi backpacker Doran Graham spent more than three hours smashing through concrete and moving debris to help rescue a man trapped under rubble in the Nepal earthquake. The 19-year-old Wellington traveller came across a destroyed building in the Kathmandu tourist district of Thamel in the....

Scientists discover potential fault line under Hamilton

Fri, 01 May 2015 19:42:00 +0200

The Earthquake Commission (EQC) said in a statement that the finding would not change its levy for Hamilton residents. "The finding of a possible fault in Hamilton does not change the EQC levy for people living in the Waikato. Wherever a customer lives within New Zealand, EQC's cover costs 15 cents....

Nepal expat in New Plymouth wishes he could return home to check on loved ones

Fri, 01 May 2015 19:42:00 +0200

Nepalese national Prasun Acharya was resting at his New Plymouth home when the ANZAC day earthquake tore through his homeland. The quake left his family fighting for their lives amid a torrent of after shocks. "I didn't know what had happened until my friend called me. I was scared to death when he told me.

Nepal earthquake: Death toll passes 3,200

Fri, 01 May 2015 13:36:00 +0200

The sick and wounded lay out in the open in the capital Kathmandu. Nepal earthquake: Death toll passes 3,200 KATHMANDU, 4 days ago Thousands of desperate Nepalese huddled under tents and sought scarce food and medical supplies on Monday, two days after a massive quake killed more than 3,200 people....

Emotional reunion for Christchurch schoolgirls back from Nepal

Fri, 01 May 2015 11:17:00 +0200

Three hours before a devastating magnitude-7.8 earthquake hit Nepal, Annie Larkin's friends made fun of her for bringing an emergency shelter on their school expedition. After the quake struck last Saturday the shelter provided them with a much needed resting place until they could find a way home.

Nepal earthquake: 3 Kiwis still unaccounted for

Fri, 01 May 2015 10:43:00 +0200

Three New Zealanders thought to have been missing in Nepal have contacted their families to let them know they're safe, as three still remain unaccounted for. Almost a week after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake which ravaged the land-locked Himalayan country, the number of dead and injured continues to rise.

Nepal earthquake: Kiwi volunteer raises $6k

Fri, 01 May 2015 07:42:00 +0200

A young Kiwi volunteering in a Nepalese children's home when last week's devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck has harnessed the support of social media to provide food and supplies to small, remote villages. Wellington man Reuben Harcourt, 23, has not only stayed on in the disaster stricken....

Nepal earthquake: Warnings against charity fraudsters

Fri, 01 May 2015 05:41:00 +0200

New Zealanders are being warned to look out for fraudsters trying to exploit charity appeals in the wake of the Nepal earthquake. Thousands of New Zealanders have already donated money to organisations raising money to bring aid and help relief efforts in the earthquake-ravaged Himalayan country following Saturday's 7.

Nepal scrambles to organise relief, many flee capital

Fri, 01 May 2015 04:24:00 +0200

KATHMANDU, 3 days ago Nepalese officials scrambled on Monday to get aid from the main airport to people left homeless and hungry by a devastating earthquake two days earlier, while thousands tired of waiting fled the capital Kathmandu for the surrounding plains. By afternoon, the death toll from Saturday's 7.

Lydia Ko to Donate Prize Money to Nepal Victims

Fri, 01 May 2015 04:10:00 +0200

The world's No. 1 woman golfer Lydia Ko will donate all the prize money she wins in the Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout to earthquake victims in Nepal. Ko made the announcement one day before the event at the Las Colinas Country Club. in Irving, Texas.

Lydia Ko donating earnings this week to Nepal relief

Fri, 01 May 2015 02:36:00 +0200

. Canada.com Friday 1st May, 2015. IRVING, Texas -- Lydia Ko is donating her earnings this week in the LPGA Tour's North Texas Shootout to the earthquake relief effort in Nepal."We had a big one in New Zealand, too, a couple years ago, and it affected a lot of people," Ko said Wednesday "Natural disasters you can't do much about.

Double amputee calls for return to Nepal

Fri, 01 May 2015 01:59:00 +0200

LONDON: The world's first double amputee to conquer Everest has decided to lead by example in getting the world's mountaineering community to return to Nepal despite the recent devastation caused by the earthquake. Double amputee Mark Inglis will lead an expedition to Gokyo Ri peak - known for....

60 Aftershocks, Rain, Cold Make Life Tough for Survivors

Fri, 01 May 2015 01:22:00 +0200

Nepal earthquake: Families wait anxiously for news

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 19:27:00 +0200

Fears are growing for a number of New Zealanders still unaccounted for after Saturday's destructive earthquake in Nepal, with one Kiwi mother describing the wait for news as "horrible". As the aid effort moves into its sixth day, Kiwi families with loved ones in Nepal are growing increasingly anxious about their safety.

Nepal earthquake: Death toll passes 3,200

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 17:53:00 +0200

The sick and wounded lay out in the open in the capital Kathmandu. Nepal earthquake: Death toll passes 3,200 KATHMANDU, 3 days ago Thousands of desperate Nepalese huddled under tents and sought scarce food and medical supplies on Monday, two days after a massive quake killed more than 3,200 people....

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Thu, 30 Apr 2015 16:36:00 +0200

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Quake occurs in Papua New Guinea, causing no tsunami

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 16:17:00 +0200

Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2015 8:38 am Updated: 9:02 am, Thu Apr 30, 2015. Associated Press 0 comments WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A 6.7-magnitude earthquake has been recorded in Papua New Guinea, but no tsunami was expected. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake Thursday night was on the island of New Britain in the Pacific.

Quake occurs in Papua New Guinea, causing no tsunami

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 16:14:00 +0200

WELLINGTON, New Zealand A 6.7-magnitude earthquake has been recorded in Papua New Guinea, but no tsunami was expected. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake Thursday night was on the island of New Britain in the Pacific. There were no reports of damage. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the quake posed no tsunami threat.

6.7-magnitude earthquake shakes Papua New Guinea, causing no tsunami

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 15:46:00 +0200

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A 6.7-magnitude earthquake has been recorded in Papua New Guinea, but no tsunami was expected. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake Thursday night was on the island of New Britain in the Pacific. There were no reports of damage. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the quake posed no tsunami threat.

Lydia Ko donating earnings to Nepal relief effort

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 15:40:00 +0200

IRVING, Texas: Lydia Ko is donating her earnings this week in the LPGA Tour’s North Texas Shootout to the earthquake relief effort in Nepal. “We had a big one in New Zealand, too, a couple years ago, and it affected a lot of people,” Ko said Wednesday “Natural disasters you can’t do much about.

Quake occurs in Papua New Guinea, no tsunami expected

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 15:25:00 +0200

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) " A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has been recorded in Papua New Guinea, but no tsunami was expected. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake Thursday night was on the island of New Britain in the Pacific. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the quake posed no tsunami threat.

Nepal earthquake: Lydia Ko makes relief fund pledge

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 14:19:00 +0200

LPGA record breaker Ko is flanked by an honor guard of Royal Canadian Mounties after her record breaking win at the Canadian Open in 2012. Just 15 years and four months, the New Zealander became the youngest-ever winner of an LPGA Tour event. Golfer Lydia Ko has pledged to donate her winnings from....

Ko pledges winnings to Nepal quake relief

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 14:19:00 +0200

DALLAS -- World number one Lydia Ko said Wednesday she would donate any LPGA winnings this week to earthquake relief in Nepal. The New Zealand sensation was 17 when she ascended to the top of the golf rankings this year, becoming the youngest golfer to reach the summit.

6.8-magnitude earthquake shakes Papua New Guinea, no tsunami expected

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 14:12:00 +0200

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has been recorded in Papua New Guinea, but no tsunami was expected. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake Thursday night was on the island of New Britain in the Pacific. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the quake posed no tsunami threat.

Quake occurs in Papua New Guinea, no tsunami expected

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 13:59:00 +0200

WELLINGTON, New Zealand A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has been recorded in Papua New Guinea, but no tsunami was expected. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake Thursday night was on the island of New Britain in the Pacific. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the quake posed no tsunami threat.

Shannon men escape from earthquake area

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:07:00 +0200

THREE Shannon men made it safely off Mount Everest and into India to New Delhi on Wednesday, four days after the region was struck by a ground shattering earthquake. Davy (36) and Sam O’Neill (28), whose parents Joe and Mary live in Inis Sioda, and their friend Niall Gallagher (36), from Tullyglass....

Lydia Ko Donating Earnings to Nepal Relief Effort

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:35:00 +0200

. Lydia Ko is donating her earnings this week in the LPGA Tour's North Texas Shootout to the earthquake relief effort in "We had a big one in New Zealand , too, a couple years ago, and it affected a lot of people," Ko said Wednesday "Natural disasters you can't do much about.

Western Union Rallies Network to Support Nepal Earthquake Relief Efforts

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:32:00 +0200

ENGLEWOOD, Colorado April 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Nepal Diaspora in Key Send countries can support loved ones with No-Fee* Money Transfer Transactions to Nepal. The Western Union Foundation Commits US$200,000 in Support to NGOs Serving Impacted Region.

Western Union Rallies Network to Support Nepal Earthquake Relief Efforts

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:04:00 +0200

ENGLEWOOD, Colorado, April 30, 2015 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- ENGLEWOOD, Colorado, April 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Nepal Diaspora in Key Send countries can support loved ones with No-Fee* Money Transfer Transactions to Nepal. The Western Union Foundation Commits US$200,000 in Support to NGOs Serving Impacted Region.

Nepal: Airport bottleneck and fuel shortages hampering aid efforts in Nepal

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 08:02:00 +0200

A bottleneck of people and supplies at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport combined with nationwide fuel shortages, blocked roads and difficult terrain is hampering the efforts of aid agencies and emergency services to reach earthquake survivors, warns Oxfam today.

Aftershocks, Rain, Cold, Shortages Worsen Conditions

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 07:48:00 +0200

Lydia Ko donating earnings to Napal relief effort

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 05:44:00 +0200

IRVING (TEXAS) — Lydia Ko is donating her earnings this week in the LPGA Tour's North Texas Shootout to the earthquake relief effort in Nepal. “We had a big one in New Zealand, too, a couple years ago, and it affected a lot of people,” Ko said yesterday (April 29). “Natural disasters you can't do much about.

Golf star Ko pledges winnings to Nepal quake relief

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 05:19:00 +0200

The New Zealand sensation was 17 when she ascended to the top of the golf rankings this year, becoming the youngest golfer to reach the summit. She turned 18 last week, and continues to show her maturity on and off the course. "Obviously it was very unfortunate when I got to hear that there was an....

Lydia Ko donating earnings to Napal relief effort

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 04:15:00 +0200

IRVING, Texas (AP) " Lydia Ko is donating her earnings this week in the LPGA Tour's North Texas Shootout to the earthquake relief effort in Nepal. "We had a big one in New Zealand, too, a couple years ago, and it affected a lot of people," Ko said Wednesday "Natural disasters you can't do much about.

Lydia Ko donating earnings this week to earthquake relief effort in Nepal

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 03:59:00 +0200

<500){e=new Date;}"> Tweet <500){e=new Date;}" href="https://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/celebrities/301771911.html" target="_blank"> IRVING, Texas — Lydia Ko is donating her earnings this week in the LPGA Tour's North Texas Shootout to the earthquake relief effort in Nepal.

Surprising results in Kapiti earthquake study

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 03:24:00 +0200

A new detailed map of Kapiti's earthquake risks is set to reveal surprising information on the district's liquefaction risks. The district has been part of an expanded multi-year study by GNS Science on earthquake risks in the region. The Kapiti work was a desktop study, using existing information....

Nepal: Landslides the new threat

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 03:14:00 +0200

In the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake comes another deadly threat - landslides. The April 25 quake, which struck 80km northwest of Kathmandu, has left more than 5200 people dead, with at least 250 people still missing. But the risk of landslides - capable of burying whole towns under tonnes of....

LPGA's latest teen star ready to shine for earthquake victims

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 02:51:00 +0200

The meteoric rise of a teen phenom is nothing new in women's professional sports, including the LPGA Tour. But the defining digits for Lydia Ko, 18, are on a different level than those posted by rising stars from yesteryear as the world's top-ranked female golfer prepares to make her debut in a Dallas-Fort Worth tour stop.

Nepal scrambles to organise relief, many flee capital

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 02:47:00 +0200

KATHMANDU, 2 days ago Nepalese officials scrambled on Monday to get aid from the main airport to people left homeless and hungry by a devastating earthquake two days earlier, while thousands tired of waiting fled the capital Kathmandu for the surrounding plains. By afternoon, the death toll from Saturday's 7.

60 Aftershocks, Rain, Cold Make Life Tough for Survivors

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 01:44:00 +0200

Kiwi-Nepalese couple collects blankets and clothes for Nepal village

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 00:57:00 +0200

Following correspondence with Rabin and Gemma, clothing retailer Wild South on Horomatangi St will be collecting donations of clothes, blankets and camping supplies until May 10. The donations will then be packaged and sent to Auckland, where community group New Nepalese Youth in New Zealand will....

Rare Footage Of The Secluded Epicenter Of Nepal's Earthquake

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 22:14:00 +0200

This story was published by independent press agency SWNS. These harrowing photographs and video reveal for the first time the devastation left behind in remote epicenter villages still awaiting aid following the Nepal earthquake. While soldiers and aid workers have been helping in the country's....

Earthquake would leave hundreds critically hurt or dead, North Vancouver report predicts

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 21:25:00 +0200

NORTH VANCOUVER â€” If a major earthquake hit the North Shore today, many buildings in several low-lying waterfront areas would likely topple as sandy soils were subject to liquefaction. Landslides would likely be triggered along escarpments of the Capilano, Lynn and Seymour rivers.

Ulster man flees from Nepalese earthquake

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 20:35:00 +0200

A Tyrone man who narrowly escaped the Nepal earthquake while on Mount Everest will begin his long journey home on Thursday. Professional mountain guide Rob Smith, 43, from between Sion Mills and Strabane, was at base camp one on the world’s highest mountain when the earthquake caused a massive avalanche.

Protests over poor relief as Nepal toll crosses 5000

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 18:31:00 +0200

Protests over poor relief as Nepal toll crosses 5,000. Irish Sun (IANS) Thursday 30th April, 2015. Anger over poor governmental relief ignited protests in Nepal on Wednesday as the death toll from the horrific temblor crossed 5,000, with thousands battling for life.

Ulster man flees from Nepalase earthquake

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 18:11:00 +0200

A Tyrone man who narrowly escaped the Nepal earthquake while on mount Everest will today begin his long journey home. Professional mountain guide Rob Smith, 43, from between Sion Mills and Strabane, was at base camp one on the world’s highest mountain when the earthquake cased a massive avalanche.

Kiwis call home after Nepal quake

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 15:09:00 +0200

Dozens of New Zealanders were initially reported missing, however many were trekking in remote areas and unable to contact home immediately. A Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) spokeswoman said operating conditions on the ground remain difficult and communications were intermittent.

Nepal declines help from Taiwan New Zealand

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 11:19:00 +0200

Nepal declines help from Taiwan, New Zealand. Irish Sun (IANS) Wednesday 29th April, 2015. Overwhelmed with the foreign aid pouring in and finding it difficult to direct it to the victims of the devastating earthquake that hit the Himalayan nation, Nepal has declined help from Taiwan and New Zealand.

Officials say death toll from Nepal earthquake has passed the 5,000 mark

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 08:49:00 +0200

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) " Officials say death toll from Nepal earthquake has passed the 5,000 mark. AP. This story has been automatically published from the Associated Press wire which uses US spellings. Re Paul Berks "Voice for Demolition". Mr Berks apparently put in a submission for the The....

Stuff.co.nz Nepal appeal reaches $10,000

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 07:37:00 +0200

Volunteers and quake emergency team members clear debris from a World Heritage site temple in Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu. Donations from generous readers are rolling into the stuff.co.nz Nepal Earthquake Appeal , raising the amount raised to more than $10,000 by 5pm on Wednesday.

Nepal officials admit quake response mistakes

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 07:30:00 +0200

Aerial and satellite images suggest some villages on steep hillsides near the epicentre of the quake have been entirely reduced to rubble. Many mountainous areas remain cut off and, although international aid has started arriving, disbursement has been slow - partly because aftershocks have....

Nepal earthquake: Death toll passes 3,200

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 06:05:00 +0200

The sick and wounded lay out in the open in the capital Kathmandu. Nepal earthquake: Death toll passes 3,200 KATHMANDU, 2 days ago Thousands of desperate Nepalese huddled under tents and sought scarce food and medical supplies on Monday, two days after a massive quake killed more than 3,200 people....

NEPAL QUAKE: Govt rejects NZ aid

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 05:52:00 +0200

News Desk. The Kathmandu Post. Publication Date : 29-04-2015. New Zealand won't be sending an urban search and rescue (Usar) team to Nepal, with Nepal government saying it has enough capability at present. "Prior to their departure, Nepal government informed us that they had enough Usar capability....

Christchurch-born woman safe after Nepal quake

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 05:21:00 +0200

The family of a Christchurch-born woman feared missing in Nepal after a devastating earthquake have heard she is "alive and safe". Family and friends had been praying for 21-year-old Alicia Scroggins after the magnitude-7.8 Scroggins and her friend Amber Brazil, also 21, had been part-way through a....

Red Cross comms team deployed to Nepal

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 04:35:00 +0200

He was on the ground in the aftermath of Vanuatu's recent cyclone and the Philippines' typhoon but Red Cross telecommunications specialist Don Wallace has no idea what to expect when he and his team arrive in earthquake shattered Nepal on Thursday. "We don't really know what we're going to face....

Queenstown pilot Jason Laing rescues trapped climbers from Mt Everest

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 04:35:00 +0200

A Kiwi helicopter pilot has rescued dozens of climbers trapped high on Mt Everest by a massive avalanche triggered by Saturday's deadly earthquake in Nepal. Queenstown pilot Jason Laing was working for Nepali airline Simrik Air when the 7.8-magnitude quake struck, causing widespread destruction and killing more than 4000 people.

New vision of Everest avalanche emerges as aid rushed to Nepal

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 02:53:00 +0200

. New footage showing the full extent of the avalanche that devastated Base Camp One on Mt Everest has emerged as the death toll from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake tips 5000. The video shows the massive body of ice and snow engulfing the camp as the man behind the camera stands his ground, muttering in horror.

Nepal earthquake: Kiwi surgeon trapped near Everest after narrowly avoiding avalanche

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 02:20:00 +0200

An Auckland orthopaedic surgeon was less than a day's tramp from Everest base camp when Saturday's Nepal earthquake struck, triggering an avalanche which killed at least 18 people. Michael Caughey, who practises with Auckland Orthopaedic Consultants, was trekking to Everest base camp with a group of old school friends from Kings College.

Nelson pair recount Nepal earthquake ordeal

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 01:35:00 +0200

Joe Tiller and Roger Marwick left Nelson Airport last week ready to embark on an adventure of a lifetime, but while the pair were eating lunch at a lodge in Nepal on Saturday, things took an extreme turn. The pair recounted the experience and aftermath to their wives in Nelson through a number of text messages.

Nepal earthquake: 'Nine out of 10 soldiers' in rescue mission

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 01:29:00 +0200

KATHMANDU, APR 28 - Nine out of 10 Nepalese troops are said to be involved in search and rescue operations, as the country pleads for more foreign aid to deal with a massive that killed 4,000 people. earthquake Almost the entire army and police has joined the quake effort, officials say.

Nepal building code largely unenforced

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 01:08:00 +0200

The author of Nepal’s little-heeded building code says the earthquake that killed more than 4,300 people and caused at least $2 billion in economic losses could have been less destructive with better oversight. “They didn’t need this, but it was inevitable, absolutely inevitable,” said Richard....

Stuff.co.nz Nepal appeal reaches $8000

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 23:49:00 +0200

Concerns growing for NZers in Nepal

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 23:15:00 +0200

Mr McCully told Morning Report that 250 New Zealanders in Nepal had made contact to say they were safe. "There's a handful of New Zealanders still unaccounted for. There are no reasons to have specific concerns for any of them," he said. "These are people who were outside of the main centre on treks....

Kiwi climbers airlifted from Camp 1 face three-day walk

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 19:37:00 +0200

A New Zealand guiding company's team have all been rescued by helicopter from the Western Cwm on Mt Everest, but 17 other people were stranded overnight at their high-altitude snow camp. Wanaka-based Adventure Consultants said that now its team was down from Camp 1 above the Khumbu Icefall, the plan....

Nepal earthquake: Contact for some, while others wait

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 19:37:00 +0200

Auckland woman Alicia Scroggins, 21, was having the time of her life in Nepal, before disaster struck on Saturday. Her parents Robert and Lisa are yet to hear from their daughter. A week before the 7.8-magnitude quake hit the mountainous country, Alicia posted on her Facebook page: "In Nepal....

Govt rejects New Zealand aid

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 19:31:00 +0200

Top Stories Govt rejects New Zealand aid KATHMANDU, APR 28 - New Zealand won't be sending an urban search and rescue (USAR) team to Nepal, with Nepal government saying it has enough capability at present. "Prior to their departure, Nepal government informed us that they had enough USAR capability....

Search for Nepal quake survivors continues as death toll exceeds 2,000

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 14:18:00 +0200

Rescuers in Nepal were searching Sunday for survivors of a 7.9-magnitude quake that killed more than 2,300 people, digging through rubble in the devastated capital Kathmandu and airlifting victims of an avalanche from an Everest base camp. Terrified residents of Kathmandu were woken by fresh....

Nepal earthquake: Australia and New Zealand nationals missing list released

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:42:00 +0200

Koirala has pleaded with the international community to come forward and contribute to the aid effort to deal with the disaster. He told Reuters: "The government is doing all it can for rescue and relief on a war footing. It is a challenge and a very difficult hour for Nepal." Aid workers who had reached the edges of the epicentre of the 7.

The Latest on Nepal Quake: Choppers ferry injured to Gorkha

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 11:45:00 +0200

The World Food Program says 1.4 million people are in need of immediate help following last week's earthquake that killed more than 4,400 people, most of them in Nepal. WFP emergencies officer Geoff Pinnock says it has identified eight places that are in need of critical help and "our focus is on relief operations in those places.

Irish woman describes Nepal 'chaos'

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 10:44:00 +0200

Sinead McKenna and Bert Berry had been trekking in Nepal and were in Kathmandu when the earthquake struck. An Irish woman caught up in the Nepal earthquake has described harrowing scenes at Kathmandu airport as thousands struggled to escape. Sinead McKenna, 31, from Monaghan, had been hiking with....

The Latest on Nepal Quake: Choppers ferry injured to Gorkha

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 10:34:00 +0200

An American doctor working at a hospital in Kathmandu, says about 90 percent of the houses are "just flattened" in Gorkha district, and hundreds of thousands of people are homeless after Saturday's earthquake. Rebecca McAteer says her team was the first to arrive in many places in Gorkha, where the earthquake's epicenter was located.

Queenstown pilot Jason Laing rescues trapped climbers from Mt Everest

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 10:11:00 +0200

The Latest on Nepal Quake: Death toll 4,438 in 3 countries

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 09:33:00 +0200

Army troops are loading blue tarpaulin sheets, medical kits and dehydrated food, water bottles, sacks of rice and blankets at a flat area that is being used as a helipad in Gorkha town. Gorkha district was the epicenter of Saturday's magnitude 7.8 earthquake that has killed more than 4,400 people.

Nepal struggles to organise quake relief as many depart

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 08:41:00 +0200

Nepalese officials scrambled yesterday to get aid from the main airport to people left homeless and hungry by a devastating earthquake two days earlier, while thousands tired of waiting fled the capital Kathmandu for the surrounding plains. By afternoon, the death toll from Saturday’s 7.

Kiwi's video shows Nepal earthquake terror

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 08:40:00 +0200

Meanwhile a New Zealander who died in the wake of Nepal's devastating earthquake has been described as "a giving person". Greg Kay, 61, died in his sleep of an apparent heart attack on Sunday. A successful businessman, Kay was a son of the former Auckland mayor the late Colin Kay, who founded the annual Auckland Round the Bays fun run.

The Latest on Nepal Quake: Death toll 4,438 in 3 countries

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 08:40:00 +0200

Army starts bringing in aid to Gorkha district, the epicenter of Nepal's monster quake In this April 27, 2015 photo, a man grieves over the body of his relative recovered at the collapsed Sitapyla church in Kathmandu, Nepal. A strong earthquake shook Nepal's capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley on Saturday.

The Latest on Nepal Quake: Death toll 4,438 in 3 countries

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 08:33:00 +0200

10.45 a.m. (0500 GMT) Italy's Foreign Ministry says four Italians are believed to be among those killed in the earthquake in Nepal over the weekend that killed more than 4,400 people. The ministry says that based on information from their travel companions they were killed in the Langtang area, but noted that the area is still hard to access.

The Latest on Nepal Quake: Death toll 4,438 in 3 countries

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 08:20:00 +0200

10.45 a.m. (0500 GMT) 0 comments Italy's Foreign Ministry says four Italians are believed to be among those killed in the earthquake in Nepal over the weekend that killed more than 4,400 people. The ministry says that based on information from their travel companions they were killed in the Langtang....