Nepal Earthquake Death Toll Becomes Highest On Record In The Nation
Sun, May 17, 2015
By Tommy Wilkes, Gopal Sharma, and Dominic Evans
KATHMANDU, May 17 (Reuters) - The number of people killed in Nepal by two major earthquakes has surpassed 8,500, making the disaster the deadliest to hit the Himalayan country on record, as rescuers on Sunday searched for dozens of people still missing in remote villages.
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal on April 25, killing thousands and demolishing more than half a million homes, most of them in rural areas cut off from emergency medical care.
A second major quake struck on Tuesday 76 kilometers (47 miles) east of the capital Kathmandu, just as Nepalis were beginning to recover from the previous earthquake.
The death toll from the two quakes now stands at 8,583, the home ministry said on Sunday.
The previous deadliest earthquake to strike the country - in 1934 - killed at least 8,519 in Nepal, as well as thousands more in neighboring India.
In Dolakha district east of Kathmandu, which was hit hardest by the second quake, dozens of landslides have blocked access to remote villages.
In Singati village, devastated by a landslide, dozens are still missing and rescue workers are yet to remove debris from all of the village to recover bodies, district officials said.
Prime Minister Sushil Koirala told reporters on Sunday 58 foreigners had died in the two earthquakes. Koirala said 112 foreigners were still unaccounted for, although many of those could be backpackers who choose not to register with authorities when they leave the country.
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal on April 25, killing thousands and demolishing more than half a million homes, most of them in rural areas cut off from emergency medical care.
A second major quake struck on Tuesday 76 kilometers (47 miles) east of the capital Kathmandu, just as Nepalis were beginning to recover from the previous earthquake.
The death toll from the two quakes now stands at 8,583, the home ministry said on Sunday.
The previous deadliest earthquake to strike the country - in 1934 - killed at least 8,519 in Nepal, as well as thousands more in neighboring India.
In Dolakha district east of Kathmandu, which was hit hardest by the second quake, dozens of landslides have blocked access to remote villages.
In Singati village, devastated by a landslide, dozens are still missing and rescue workers are yet to remove debris from all of the village to recover bodies, district officials said.
Prime Minister Sushil Koirala told reporters on Sunday 58 foreigners had died in the two earthquakes. Koirala said 112 foreigners were still unaccounted for, although many of those could be backpackers who choose not to register with authorities when they leave the country.
Who-people in Nepal
When-April, 25
What-more than 8,500 people died
Where-Nepal
Why-not given
How-two major earthquakes
keywords:
1.surpass : 勝過;大於
2.demolish: 推翻;拆除;破壞
3.rural area: 農村
4.debirs: 殘骸;碎片
5.backpacker: 背包客
6.accounted for: 對...負責
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回覆刪除I think that earthquake is the most terrible disaster around the world. Because we can't predict it like a typhoon. From this earthquake, we can know that many people are homeless because of the big earthquake. So I realize that it is important to make sure our water conservation is good enough to stand the damage such as an earthquake may cause. What's more, it is also important to have the earthquake drills which can help us react quickly when an real earthquake really happens.
回覆刪除I think this earthquake may be the worst natural disaster recent years. It is not just destroyed the structures or kill lots of people, it also damaged Nepal's economic. Now, we only can pray for them or help them. Taiwan is often having earthquake, it is lucky that we still alive.
回覆刪除I think this earthquake really give Nepalese a big stroke. It destroyed all of houses and economy. A lot of people lose their family and many victims are still unaccounted for. And now what we can do is to pray for them and give them a hand to rebuild their country and psychology.
回覆刪除This is a very severe earthquake, because of this, many people become homeless.Many volunteers from Taiwan had the same experience.Wealthy life, let us forget to be content, but also forgot then found the problem---change.
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