Posted on 04/25/2015 2:50:24 AM PDT by topher
BREAKING NEWS – At least 71 people died after a powerful magnitude-7.9 earthquake shook Nepal’s capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley around noon Saturday, Nepal's Home Ministry says.
Sky News also reports that at least 50 people are trapped underneath rubble of the city’s iconic Dharahara Tower, one of Kathmandu’s landmarks built by Nepal’s royal rulers in the 1800s and a UNESCO-recognized historical monument.
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Small bit of good news here I suppose. I see on the usgs earthquake site that the aftershocks have slowed down. There was one for 5.3 in the past 24 hours but they are fewer and smaller than before. Hopefully this will give them a chance to get supplies in to help these people.
Thanks gleeaikin for the pic links and updates.
Santa Monica-Based Filmmaker Among Thousands Killed in Nepal
http://ktla.com/2015/04/27/nepal-earthquake-santa-monica-based-filmmaker-among-thousands-killed/
“Tom Taplin, 61, was filming a documentary about the base camp at Mt. Everest when the temblor triggered an avalanche...”
This graphic puts Mt. Everest IN China, on the China side of the border. Must be a graphic from the ChiComs.
One of Google’s higher-ups died in the quake or the iceslide.
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