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At least 71 killed as 7.9 magnitude earthquake hits Nepal
Wall Street Journal graphics; AP & Getty photos; Fox News ^ | Published April 25, 2015 | Foxnews.com

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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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: deathtoll; earthquake; nepal
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To: fieldmarshaldj
RIP to the victims.

Ditto

81 posted on 04/25/2015 7:16:20 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
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To: caww

Wow.


82 posted on 04/25/2015 7:16:29 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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To: SE Mom

Yep...either or it’s all pretty bad there...I should say very bad.


83 posted on 04/25/2015 7:16:58 AM PDT by caww
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To: Red in Blue PA

3 hours ago..”SamaritansPurse”... is readying a team to respond to massive NepalEarthquake ....

I suspect Israel is as well...those two seem to have thiier act together in these times....


84 posted on 04/25/2015 7:20:43 AM PDT by caww
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To: Red in Blue PA
Here's one very blurred of the Sw Temple dmage...sorry it's all I've found currently


85 posted on 04/25/2015 7:23:57 AM PDT by caww
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To: caww

This page has frequent updates.....says more than half of Bhaktapur is gone.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/apr/25/nepal-earthquake-nation-worst-tremor-80-years-kathmandu-live-updates


86 posted on 04/25/2015 7:25:32 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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To: caww; SunkenCiv
The Indian tectonic plate has been slamming into the Eurasian plate for millions of years. It's how the Himalayan mountains were formed, and the cause of these earthquakes.


87 posted on 04/25/2015 7:26:11 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
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To: Red in Blue PA
Patan Nepal


88 posted on 04/25/2015 7:28:13 AM PDT by caww
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To: caww

I believe that is the Patan Museum to the left and the fountains below are littered with debris. Hopefully the museum remained intact as it had items over a thousand years old.


89 posted on 04/25/2015 7:29:33 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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To: caww
So much rubble....some are still getting rescued...others not...


90 posted on 04/25/2015 7:31:46 AM PDT by caww
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To: Red in Blue PA

I’m reading many of the older buildings are gone or badly damaged...where the newer buidings are ok but many will need repairs....


91 posted on 04/25/2015 7:33:52 AM PDT by caww
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To: caww

Thanks for all the photos


92 posted on 04/25/2015 7:33:52 AM PDT by winodog (hang on tight to Gods salvation)
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To: winodog
You're welcome....;)


93 posted on 04/25/2015 7:36:44 AM PDT by caww
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To: caww; All

A great source for information on Nepal (a local paper):

http://www.ekantipur.com/


94 posted on 04/25/2015 7:47:19 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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To: caww

How long before we hear about a well publicized mega million dollar donation from the Clinton Foundation to aid this area?


95 posted on 04/25/2015 7:48:28 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: caww

I am struck by the lack of looting.


96 posted on 04/25/2015 7:51:05 AM PDT by rabidralph
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To: logi_cal869

You are being oversensitive in this case.


97 posted on 04/25/2015 7:52:50 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: caww
Here's info about Samaritan's Purse response
98 posted on 04/25/2015 7:55:18 AM PDT by rabidralph
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To: Cowboy Bob

does anyone know if Obama is going to make a trip there to oversee the damage? then blame it on hmm? what or who would he blame it on?


99 posted on 04/25/2015 7:56:27 AM PDT by Cruz_West_Paul2016
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To: caww

That would not be a pleasant experience.


100 posted on 04/25/2015 7:58:40 AM PDT by CPT Clay
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