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Aid starts coming to Nepal after quake kills nearly 2,000

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Tens of thousands of Nepalese who spent the night under a chilly sky were jolted awake by strong aftershocks Sunday, while rescuers aided by international teams cleared rubble in search of survivors after a powerful earthquake killed nearly 2,000 people. In the Kalanki neighborhood, police rescuers tried to extricate a man lying under a dead person, both of them buried beneath a pile of concrete slabs and iron beams. Workers were sending out tents and relief goods in trucks and helicopters, said disaster management official Rameshwar Dangal. Roads to the Gorkha district, the quake's epicenter, were blocked by landslides, hindering rescue teams, said chief district official Prakash Subedi. Teams are trekking on foot through mountain trails to reach remote villages, and helicopters would also be deployed, he said by telephone. Mukesh Kafle, the head of the Nepal Electricity Authority, said power has been restored fully to main government offices, the airport and hospitals. Weather forecasts called for rain and thunder showers Sunday and the temperatures were in the mid-50s (about 14 Celsius), cold enough to make camping outside uncomfortable. [...] thousands of people spent the night at Tudikhel, a vast open ground in the middle of Kathmandu, just next to the old city lined with historic buildings and narrow lanes. The world reacted quickly to the disaster, offering money, relief materials, equipment, expertise and rescue teams. Indian air force planes landed Sunday with 43 tons of relief material, including tents and food, and nearly 200 rescuers, India's External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup said. Hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley were overcrowded, running out of emergency supplies and space to store corpses, the United Nations said in a statement. The head of the U.N.

 

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