Three rescued eight days after Nepal quake as U.S. Marines arrive

Reuters ^ | May 3, 2015 | GOPAL SHARMA

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U.S. military aircraft and personnel were due to begin helping ferry relief supplies to stricken areas outside the capital, a U.S. Marines spokeswoman said, after arriving in Nepal on Sunday, a day later than expected.

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But the government, complaining it had received unneeded supplies such as tuna and mayonnaise, said its customs agents had to check all emergency shipments coming in from overseas....

600,000 houses have been destroyed or damaged, and tents have been pitched in Kathmandu's main sports stadium and on its golf course.

8000 DEAD and they complain about supplies.

[dp0622]

8000 wow. i knew it was going to be a big number. How are their buildings over there. sound?

[mountn man]

8000 wow. i knew it was going to be a big number. How are their buildings over there. sound?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Nepal_earthquake

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barpak

According to Wikipedia (for what that's worth) Barpak village, where the epicenter was, has 1200 houses, 15,000 people.

Reports say less than 10 of 1,200 homes remain standing.

[dp0622]

heartbreaking. I wonder what the equivalent would be in the US. We are blessed in so many ways.

[huldah1776]

whose complaining? the government. they don’t need the tuna and mayo. I have been thankful it was in the spring. The Heroes Project team went down to help.