@ Rescue after the devastating earthquake!

keep up the good work. my brother is there too.

keep up the good work. my brother is there too.

Does anybody have any news regarding Nepali UN peacekeepers? There has been news of 100s of UN peacekeepers missing and their respective countries are confirming the cases.

yo nepali sheer uchali sansar ma lamkanchha,

junkiri jhai jyoti bali yndhakar ma chamkanchha.

-jay nepal

My brother is there as well. He sent an one-liner email last night 8 hrs after the quake, saying he and his friends were safe . He was also successful in sending a SMS to his wife. Thats it. No updates after that.

Nepalese Forces serving in Haiti with the UN have all been accounted for and are safe except for some minor injuries. The Nepalese forces include Army troops from 2 Battalions, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force personel. The Nepalese forces are deployed away from Port au Prince, the epicenter of the quake, so did not have major casaulties. Due to the quake, as one can imagine, communications is down in most Nepalese UN posts but they are working to fix the problem. Some troops have been used in the rescue efforts. Phone lines are still out, however, internet connection has resumed. Nepalese UN post buildings did not collapse (most of them) as majority of them are only one story temporary use building, are new, and are in the areas not near PAP. But the quake was felt across the country and the ground shoke as never seen before.

Thats the update so far.

thanks for the update happy face

The World's Most Earthquake-Vulnerable Cities (Forbes): Kathmandu, Nepal, ranked first in the 2001 study, followed by Istanbul,
Turkey; Delhi, India; Quito, Ecuador; Manila, Philippines; and
Islambad/Rawalpindi, Pakistan--all of which could expect fatalities in
the tens of thousands if disaster struck. The only first-world cities
on the list were in Japan: Tokyo, Nagoya and Kobe. Fatalities in these
cities were estimated in the hundreds, not thousands. Port-au-Prince
was not on the list. See.

Most Recent Earthquakes
in Nepal

»	4.1 magnitude earthquake hit Rukum (epicenter) on 2009/10/29 at 18:39:45.77 hrs
»	4.5 magnitude earthquake hit Humla(epicenter) on 2009/11/01 at 08:50:31.21hrs
»	4.0 magnitude earthquake hit North of Taplejung(epicenter) on 2009/11/02 at 22:44:36.23hrs

Source: http://www.seismonepal.gov.np

»	1310 BS / 1255 AD The first recorded earthquake in history of Nepal took place on June 7, 1255 AD. One third of the total population of Kathmandu were killed including Abahya Malla , the King of Kathmandu valley , numerous buildings and temples of the valley were entirely destroyed while many of them were severely damaged, the magnitude of the earthquake is said to be around 7.7 in Richter scale
»	1316BS/ 1260 AD Next recorded big earthquake after 1255 AD was during the reign of King Jayadev Malla, many buildings and temples collapsed and many more were severely damaged, Although the exact number of fatalities cannot be confirmed still we know from the facts that there was a heavy loss of live resulting from the earthquakes and from the subsequent epidemic and famine said to be widespread which arose from the aftermath of the disaster.
»	1463BS/ 1408AD The month August or September of this year saw another major earthquake hit the valley of Kathmandu and the surrounding areas, during the reign of king Shyam singh. The temple of Rato Matchendranath was completely destroyed while many other temples and buildings collapsed and were damaged. Cracks on land appeared in many places. There was a heavy loss of lives and livestock.
»	1737BS/ 1681 AD Either on the month of December or January, during the reign King Sri Niwas Malla, another major earthquake said to hit Nepal and the Kathmandu valley. Although very little information is available on this particular earthquake, there was heavy loss lives as well as many buildings including temples were either damaged or destroyed.
»	1767 AD In months of June and July another significant earthquake seemed to have hit Nepal. Twenty one shocks and aftershocks of this particular earthquake is said to have occurred in a span of twenty four hours. No written or verbal records survive to indicate any human loss or the magnitude of sufferings and damages caused.
»	1866 BS/ 1810 AD During the reign of King Girban Yudha Bikram Shah in the months of May or June twenty one shocks of earthquakes in total were felt in Nepal. Although the loss in human lives and cattle were limited, many houses, building and some temples were either destroyed or damaged.
	1880 BS / 1823AD Seventeen earthquake tremors of various magnitudes were felt in the region of Katmandu valley but these shocks probably were smaller relative to the past earthquakes as there was no report of loss of human lives or livestock.
»	1890 BS/ 1833 AD During the reign King Rajendra Bikram Shah on the months of August or September, Two major strikes were experienced in the Kathmandu valley. The first one was felt in around 6 pm and the second one was around 11 pm at night when most of the valley people were already in their beds. Houses, temples, public shelters collapsed. The tower of Dharahara was also severely damaged. The towns of Thimi and Bhaktapur took the brunt of the disaster severely damaging the housing facilities, roads network and various temples. Many building and temples were utterly destroyed. 4214 houses were said to have collapsed within Kathmandu Valley and in totality over 18000 houses collapsed all over the country.
»	1891 BS/ 1834 AD Four major earthquakes were felt in the months of June and July. These earthquakes destroyed or damaged many buildings and temples. However, the extent of damage was much less than the previous ones (i.e., 1833 event). Since there was a lot of rain which commenced and ended with the earthquakes the search and rescue operations were severely hampered. The Bagmati River was over flooded and a bridge over the river also swept away. The crops planted near the banks of the rivers were also swept away. There are no records of human or livestock casualties.
»	1990 BS/ 1934 AD Magh (January- February) Earthquake, Known as Great Nepal Bihar Earthquake struck the Kingdom of Nepal and it’s surrounding areas around 2 pm on the 16th of January. The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.4 on the Richter scale. Casualty figures were highest for any recorded earthquake in the history of Nepal. In total 8519 people lost their lives in Nepal, A total of 126355 houses were severely damaged and around 80893 buildings were completely destroyed. Total money spent from the earthquake relief fund was NRs 206500 inside Kathmandu valley only. Earthquake relief fund was established by the king, loans were provided for earthquake effected people and earthquake volunteers groups were formed.
	» 2031 BS/ 1974 AD One building destroyed in Central region Nuwakot » 2037 BS/ 1980 AD 6.5 richter scale, far western region mostly affected – Baitadi, Bajhang, Darchula, 125 people dead, 248 seriously injured, 11,604 buildings destroyed, 13,414 buildings damaged, heavy loss of livestock » 2045 BS/ 1988 AD Udayapur Earthquake, Eastern Development Region mostly affected and some parts of Central Development region affected, 721 deaths, 6553 people injured, 64174 private buildings, 468 public houses, 790 government buildings damaged, 1566 live stocks, 22 districts of eastern Nepal affected, Total direct loss of 5 billion rupees, loan given by World Bank NRs. 1 billion » 2050 BS/ 1993 AD Central region and Mid Western region affected, 1 person dead, 11 injured, 72 houses destroyed, 451 buildings damaged, loss of 48.39 million rupees » 2051 BS/ 1994 AD Mid Western Region affected, injured people 12, affected 623, houses destroyed 84,287 buildings damaged, Loss of 16.35 million rupees » 2052BS/ 1995 AD Mid Western Region- Dailekh affected, 18 people affected, 4 houses destroyed, loss of 1.02 million rupees   2054 BS /1997 AD Central region and Far Western region mostly affected, some parts of eastern region, and western region also affected, 1 person injured, 1489 affected,196 houses destroyed, 60 buildings damaged, loss of 51.29 million rupees » 2058 BS/ 2001 AD Far Western region and some parts of Western and Central regions affected, 2 dead, 3 houses destroyed, loss of 1.32 million rupees » 2059 BS/ 2002 AD Mostly Mohatarri of Central region affected, 41 injured » 2060BS/ 2003 AD Syangja of Western Region affected, 1 dead, 2 injured Source » DesInventar NSET » Seismic Hazard Mapping and Risk Assessment for Nepal, UNDP/ UNCHS (Habitat) Subproject

Yes, sadly, this is one concern that we all should seriously think about: a possible earthquick in Nepal??

Kathmandu is very much similar to Port-au-Prince (PAP) in many aspects. Both the cities are overly crowded (population has sky rocketed and is much more than the city is designed to handle in terms of service to be provided, medical needs, security, food and so on); many unsecured and old structures or "kachha" houses attached to one another or very closely built to one another; poor government and unstability.

God forbid, if anything like this or even similar to this rocks KTM, there will be huge casaulty, and rescue missions will be hard to conduct. So, people need to be educated about what to do and how to respond to, and be prepared (just in case) to combat a natural disaster like this.