Nepal Earthquake
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Nepal’s second ‘great quake’ leaves survivors hopeless
Carole Cadwalladr speaks to victims, already desperate after the first earthquake, whose circumstances have become even more dire.
Another strong earthquake hits Nepal, four people killed
Weeks after a devastating quake killed more than 8 000 people, another strong one shook Nepal in the capital Kathmandu on Tuesday.
Four South Africans still trapped in quake-hit Nepal
While South Africans are trapped on a mountain pass north of Kathmandu, an SA humanitarian rescue team has been delayed in leaving the country.
Aid reaches quake-hit Nepal as death toll passes 5 000
Hungry villagers rushed towards relief helicopters in remote areas of Nepal four days after a monster earthquake killed more than 5 000 people.
Nepal: Buried alive by poverty
Prime minister Sushil Koirala has said earthquake fatalities could more than double to 10 000, another blow to one of Asia’s poorest countries.