Posted on 04/27/2015 7:28:09 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The 57-member team, called CA-TF2, is sponsored by the Los Angeles County Fire Department and planned to arrive in the nation’s capital of Kathmandu on Monday, according to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.
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At least 17 of those killed were on Mount Everest, where avalanches came crashing down. It is believed to be the deadliest day in Mount Everest’s history.
The rescuers hope to find people who survived the quake and are trapped under rubble.
“When there’s an earthquake, there’s collapses and many times there’s a void space that somebody has survived the earthquake and they could be down for there a few hours, a few days,” Deputy Fire Chief John Tripp said. “We rescued a number of people in the (1994) Northridge earthquake that we found in void spots like that.”
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THERE’S America the Great Satan... at it again!!
Im all for helping out but who ever helps us ?
It’s the Christian thing to help whomever NEEDS helping... and it’s also the Christian thing to show gratitude to the person/people who helped you.
My friend’s son is on the team. Spoke with him yesterday. Prayers up.
Everest is probably 10 feet higher now.
Send Hillary and Bill. Look what they did for Haiti.
God Bless him and keep him and all the volunteers safe.
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