Wednesday, April 29, 2015

RIOT POLICE DEPLOYED IN KATHMANDU

Riot police have been deployed in Kathmandu as thousands of people queue to leave the city following Nepal's earthquake at the weekend.

More than 5000 people are known to have died in the quake.

Aid has started to reach remote regions of Nepal but aftershocks continue to complicate the relief effort.

The UK is giving another £5m ($7.5m) to the operation taking its total contribution so far to £15m ($22.5m) and a TV appeal has been launched by Britain's Disasters Emergency Committee.

Mike Noyes of Action Aid says his charity and others are working as fast as possible to get basic supplies to those who still need them.

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