More and more victims of the earthquake in Nepal – Onet.pl

 
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  The earthquake in Nepal killed more than six thousand people
 
 
 

In contrast, the UN released figures, according to which effects of the earthquake have experienced 8 out of 28 million inhabitants of Nepal, including 1.7 million children. 340000 people devastated by the disaster have abandoned the city and the Kathmandu Valley, which was before the disaster population of 2.5 million people.

Yesterday in the capital, Kathmandu extracted from the rubble woman who was buried for five days. Rescuers worked 10 hours. Earlier from under the rubble of one of the hotels were extracted alive fifteen. When banged up dziewięciokondygnacyjny building, the boy hid behind his motorcycle, which saved his life.

Finding the next living person in the sixth day after the earthquake gives hope to those who still do not have information about their loved ones. Rescuers in Kathmandu still find mainly corpses.

The number of refugees who have only one day – on Wednesday – left the valley, this 66 000. – This number will double until morning – said the head of traffic police in the evening in Kathmandu. Before the crash Kathmandu valley has a population of 2.5 million people.

From the bus stations in the capital region every moment move buses literally hung with the people who go up on roofs or clinging to the door.

The Nepalese government announced that succeeded to clean up the rubble and debris of rocks way into the second largest city in the country – Pokhara. Authorities need about half a million tents for people who have lost their homes. The rescue operation involved 65 000 Nepalese soldiers.

As a result, the strongest in 80 years an earthquake suffered eight out of 28 millions of Nepalis and 39 of the 75 districts of the Himalayan country – Nepalese rated insurance company – Risk Reduction Consortium.

arrests for looting abandoned houses and scaremongering

Police in Nepal arrested about 30 people for looting abandoned houses after Saturday’s earthquake, as well as spreading rumors about further upheavals. Police also intervened to restore calm among waiting for the trip from Kathmandu.

A representative of the police announced that 27 okradało arrested houses, whose owners fled after the quake and aftershocks. The possibility of their occurrence caused many people are still afraid to return to their homes and prefers to stay in the open air.

The next few people went to jail for causing panic by posting on social media and SMS inevitable rumors about the next big earthquake.

Officers have yet to intervene at the bus station, near the National Assembly to restore calm among several thousand survivors of the earthquake which no avail waiting there for the trip to the ravaged Kathmandu. Between gathered and the police came to scuffles. Despite promises to the place not substituted by any of the bus, and the crowd is getting more desperate.

Aftershocks from Saturday somewhat eased, but thousands of people are still camped out on the streets because their homes were ruined or their structures are affected.

(RZ)