Humanity Road – Nepal Situation Report #3 Activation: Nepal Earthquake- Glide EQ-2015-000048-NPL Publication Date: April 27, 2015 5:00am (local) Social Media Situation Report
Highlights On Saturday April 25th, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck the Lamjung District of Nepal, and over 21 aftershocks have also struck the region. The following are highlights from the Humanity Road Social Media Situation report. Appreciation to Translators without Borders for providing assistance with translation of local language for selected material contained in this report. This report contains highlights from social media and mainstream media for the past 48 hours.Humanity Road’s Situation Report is intended to contribute to information gathering, analysis and expansion through social media mining of Urgent Needs, Significant Updates, Social Media Highlights, and Highlights for Underserved Locations. The full report can be accessed at http://humanityroad.org/apr25nepalquake/
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Situation Report: Earthquake Nepal Situation Report – (period covered: April 25-27 5:00am Local time, 2015) Prepared by: Humanity Road / Animals in Disaster Follow: @Humanityroad / @Disasteranimals / @jAidDog / Situation Overview
Introduction: On Saturday April 25th, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck the Lamjung District of Nepal, and over 21 aftershocks have also struck the region including a 5.2 in the mountains causing a landslide. It was the biggest earthquake to strike the country in 80 years. The earthquake was felt across the region from India to China and left immense destruction, flattening sections of Kathmandu and triggering avalanches in mount Everest. Initial government reports confirm that 30 out of 75 districts in the country have been affected in the Western and Central Regions, including Kathmandu Valley districts. This includes mountain and hilly areas, in areas where rural populations are dispersed, as well as some very densely populated districts and Nepal’s two largest cities – greater Kathmandu and Pokhara. The worst affected districts include Sindupalchowk, Kavre, Nuwakot, Rasuwa, Dolakha in the CR and Kaski, Gorkha, Lamjung in the western region. (source) As of April 27, the Ministry of Affairs estimates over 4,200 people have died and over 7,500 have been injured. (source) Humanity Road’s Sitrep will contribute to information gathering, analysis and expansion through social media mining of urgent Needs, Significant Updates, Social Media Highlights, and Highlights for Underserved Locations. The full report can be accessed at http://humanityroad.org/apr25nepalquake/.*Important Note: we are providing relevant associated links but they may not be responsive due to damage, loss of power, or unavailable bandwidth. Background: Kathmandu is the capital and largest metropolitan city of Nepal. The city is the urban core of the Kathmandu Valley in the Himalayas, which also contains two sister cities namely Patan or Lalitpur, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to its southeast and Bhaktapur, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) to its east. It is also acronymed as 'KTM'. The city stands at an elevation of approximately 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) in the bowl-shaped valley in central Nepal surrounded by four major mountains, namely: Shivapuri, Phulchowki, Nagarjun and Chandragiri. Updates 27 April: AID COORDINATION: UNOCHA - "It has been indicated by the national authorities, both at the NOEC and MNMCC that current USAR capacity on the ground and teams currently airborne is sufficient to cover identified needs. All other USAR Teams should stand by (and not deploy) unless they can support with other relief activities." source http://humanityroad.org
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UNOCHA Situation Report #3 Apr26 - (source) On 26 April, the Government Requested international assistance, including -Search and Rescue capacity, particularly for the Kathmandu Valley where larger buildings have collapsed; - Medical teams, supplies and tenting for hospitals, and dead body bags; - Heavy equipment for rubble removal; - Helicopters for transport of injured and access to blocked areas
ACAPS Briefing Update #2, Apr 27 (source) - Aftershocks are expected to continue for some time and are expected to cause further damage - Isolated heavy thunderstorms are predicted over next few days, particularly over eastern Nepal. Search and rescue efforts expected to be hampered by visibility and access - Additional needs include the following Shelter, family kits, plastic sheets, blankets provision of safe drinking water, hygiene kits generators, mobile storage units, communications equipment
UN Office of Resident Coordinator Situation Report #4, Apr 27 (source) - Priority needs: food, water, shelter, medication. Over 1.4 million people are in need of food assistance. - A Humanitarian Staging Area (HSA) in Kathmandu International Airport has been set up to mitigate congestion at Kathmandu Airport
LOCAL COORDINATION - Kathmandu Living Labs is a local organization that has created an Ushahidi Crowd Map using Open Street Map and local resources. The organization is also preparing printable maps and is working with first responders and the Red Cross. They have a wide reach in social media (source)
COMMUNITIES IN NEED:
Kathmandu o Bhuikhel (coordinates: 27.713116, 85.293746) has no food/water or shelter (source) o Chappro, Jadibuti - Need proper tent, someone Plz #help #NepalQuake (source)
Bhaktapur District (coordinates: 27.674709,85.429550) o Nagarkot (coordinates: 27.713930,85.499878) - Affected (source)
Dhading District (coordinates: 27.866667, 84.916667) o Reports that the district needs urgent help. (source)
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Rescue teams unable to reach Dhading District including Ri (28.107901,85.001038), Jharlang (28.122881,85.064491), Lapa (28.174700,85.022957), Tipling (28.235840,85.136681), Sertung (28.217171,85.120407) and Tripureshwar (coordinates not found). Efforts to bring in relief via helicopter have still been unsuccessful as the helicopters are unable to land at these villages. (source)
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Dadhing-1 - @brb_laaldhwoj hernus 1 patak 1 no chhetra dhading 60 ghanta bo janata vokae khulla chaur ma baseko plz help help help dhading... Translation: "Pay attention to us for once, its been 60 hours, people are hungry sitting in the open field. Please Help" (source)
Dolakha District (coordinates: 27.748373, 86.176878) o 25 people trapped in Upper Tamakoshi Hydro Electrical project Nepal Alive. 200 kms from Kathmandu Contact 09779844309933 Amit. (source)
Gorkha District (coordinates: 28.000000, 84.633333) o A village needs tents, blankets and supplies. Contact 9851194247 for more info. (source) o Barpak and Laprak Villages (coordinates: 28.200951,84.746758 and 28.216709,84.800980) Mostly destroyed, near the epicenter, with photos showing damage. Barpak already reached by heli, with 87 wounded evacuated. (source) o Laprak (coordinates: 28.216709,84.800980) - People in Laprak need help and no efforts have been made to reach out in this area. (source) o World Vision Asia-Pacific staff in need of: search and rescue, food, blankets, medicatl treatment, clearing blocked roads. (source) o Saurpani (coordinates: 28.130171,84.705971) - Death toll in Saurpan, Gorkha #NepalQuake rises to more than 20 : rescue team can not reach there because of landslide and heavy rain. (source) o Translation from Nepali: "Provide any help, government support. 200 people in gorkha trapped. many dying due to blood loss." (source)
Janakpur Region o Dolakha (coordinates: 27.677931,86.078018) Local media reported that it was affected. (source) o Khabre District (coordinates: 27.400400,86.117302) District east of Kathmandu. Reported death toll at 60. Earthquake destroyed hospitals, roads buildings. Dhulikhel Hospital and Scheer Memorial Hospital in Banepa are managing the emergency situation. Threat of landslides. (source)
Kabhrepalanchok District (coordinates: 27.545256,85.633957) o Panauti (coordinates: 27.583333, 85.516667) - Affected (source)
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28.233700,83.998100) Affected (source)
Lalitpur District (coordinates: 27.666667, 85.316667) o Food/water needed asap for a shelter on an academy school ground in Kusunti (near Ekantakuna) (coordinates: 27.670186, 85.309015) (source) o Harrisiddhi (coordinates: 27.640000, 85.35) has not received any aid yet (source) o Imadol (coordinates: 27.658381,85.344147) has not received aid yet. VDC told them that all the aid packages on vehicles were looted in Patan. (source)
Langtang Region (coordinates: 28.266701,85.616699) o Langtang Village (coordinates: 28.266701,85.616699). My son, Kevin Krogh, is part of an expedition that was traveling in the Langtang Valley at the time of the earthquake. They were above the devastation in Langtang Village at the time of the quake, and are now working to help refugees coming up from that area. Please send aid to this region as soon as possible. The following is direct info from his wife, Kathleen. "Kat called again to share the names of new people coming to the camp. Avalanches have buried Langtang Village, and survivors are starting to come up the mountain to Kyanjin Gompa. Many are badly wounded. Brigida is a nurse, but she is the only medical person on hand and she is overwhelmed." (Reply to US Embassy post) (source)
Lamjung District (coordinates: 28.250000,84.416702) o Dudh Pokhari (coordinates: 28.236540,84.589828) - Translation from Nepali: In dudhpokhari, 447 houses are destroyed, ward - 9's 67 houses are damaged. but no human casualties. in dudhpokhari, 447 houses are destroyed, ward - 9's 67 houses are damaged. but no human casualties. (source)
Nuwakot District (coordinates: 28.137853, 83.872482) o Thansing (27.870000, 85.27) - people are in need of food water and shelter. (source) o Madanpur (coordinates: 27.856489,85.187210) - Tents are needed in the Madanpur (source)
Rasuwa District (coordinates: 28.175714,85.461334) o Translation from Nepali: 159 works trapped in a tunnel in Rasuwagadi hydropower, But a helicopter has been sent. http://www.pahilopost.com/content/-3788.html (source) (confirmation of rescue needed) o Rasuwa District (coordinates: 27.083333, 86.433333) North of Kathmandu. 17 army personnel and 60 people trapped under rubble in Trisuli hydropower tunnel. (source) o Dhunche (coordinates: 28.116667, 85.283333) - 500 people are in need of help in Dhunche, 50 KM from Kathmandu (28.1167 N, 85.2833 E) (source) (source)
Sindhupalchok District (coordinates:27.951203,85.684578) o Chautara (27.773581,85.716309) - in northern Nepal about 36.5 km away from
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Kathmandu. Unconfirmed report that many people living in old buildings lost their lives. They need water, electricity, food, and shelter, probably medical help. (source) o
Kodari village (coordinates: 27.960569,85.956673) - unconfirmed reports of damage and need for food, water, shelter, and maybe medical help. (direct message from previous source).
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Ratankot (27.6988, 85.8392) - In Sindhupalchowk, people continue to die due to lack of food. Children are hungry. There is no food to eat or place to live. So, please make blankets and temporary shelters available along with food through rescue teams in the village of Ratankot, Sindhupalchowk. Please contact Shambhu Lama, he's from Ratankot, Sindhupalchowk. His contact number is: 9851001104.
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Bhotsipar Village - Urgent help is needed in Sindupalchok District, Bhotsipar Village Development, Ward No 9, Jhulunge Gau. More than 150 Houses has been destroyed. People are injured. They are completely out of food, drinking water and shelter. Please send a rescue team. (FB comment in timeline) (source)
Tahanu District o Bandipur town (coordinates:27.923820,84.405197, on the road between Kdu and Pokhara) Poorer areas of the town heavily impacted.
Mt. Everest and Himalayas o Apr27 Lukla Airport (coordinates 27.687778, 86.731389) update - Airport in Lukla is open, but flights are subject to weather. Flights include transport by helicopter and plane. There is a waiting list for injured hikers, non-injured hikers are requested to stand-by until all the injured are removed. There are many people (unconfirmed reports >1000) waiting for flights. A priority has been placed on airlifting injured first. Eye witness reports indicate active flights are only a few each day (unconfirmed). o The airport's paved asphalt runway is accessible only to helicopters and small, fixed-wing, short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft. The runway is 527 m (1,729 ft) × 30 m (98 ft) with a 11.7% gradient. The airport's elevation is 9,334 ft (2,845 m)t (source) o Follow https://twitter.com/NorthmenPK
MEDICAL SITUATION OVERVIEW Management of casualties and injuries remains the most pressing need in Kathmandu. Hospitals are overwhelmed with casualties, and injuries from collapsed buildings. Doctors are reported to be treating people in the streets. Urgent needs include the provision of essential medicines and medical supplies, surgical equipment and instruments, mental health care, psycho social support and management of trauma caused by the tragedy. (Source) Timalsina, the top official for the Gorkha district (epicenter) said he was in desperate need http://humanityroad.org
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of help. 223 people had been confirmed dead in the district; thousands are injured. Many villages remained isolated. In those villages that have been reached, the immediate needs are great including the need for search and rescue, food items, blankets and tarps, and medical treatment. (Source) The morgues and cremation sites are getting full. Families lit funeral pyres in towns and across the countryside. The Pashupati area has 12 permanent ghats (podium for cremation). Another 16 temporary ghats were created at the bank near the Tilganga bridge at the side of Pashupatinath Temple. In response to shortage of timber, the Timber Corporation of Nepal is preparing to stock wood that is enough for cremating 2000 bodies. (Source) WHO is surging additional medical supplies and health workers into the affected region. at least 20 foreign medical teams (FMT) have offered support to the country and registered with WHO. The first teams are expected to arrive in Kathmandu tonight. (Source) India, China, Pakistan, US, UK, Australia and New Zealand are sending rescue teams, medics and relief/medical supplies. (Source) Handicap International reports a serious shortage of vehicles to transport the injured to local hospitals, expect to see significant numbers of spinal cord injuries and multiple fractures. (source)
MEDICAL NEEDS: Gorkha Region (Northern area) (Coordinates: 28.000000, 84.633333) Translation from post in Nepali: the northern area in Gorkha needs medical help for injured. According to the person, the devastation at Aarbang, Thumi (28.130000, 84.82), Kasigau, Krauja and Swara (28.120000, 84.76) village development committee has not been known to lots of people. (source) Refugees from destroyed Langtang village in Langtang Region are going up the mountain to Kyanjin Gompa. Many are badly wounded with only one nurse to help. They need medical personnel and supplies. (source) Bhaktapur (coordinates: 27.674709,85.429550) - B&B Hospital in Bhaktapur is overcrowded; many lying outdoors, says ST bureau chief Nirm… (source) Kathmandu hospitals struggling after #Nepal #earthquake #AA @anadoluagency http://u.aa.com.tr/499893 We have no quantity of B+, and A+ and O+ are running low (source) Kathmandu - At Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (27.680790,85.283760) and Bir Hospital (27.706301,85.316597) and other government hospitals, trauma care team with basic trauma care supplies and orthopedic equipment and implants (external fixators, k wires etc) are required in great numbers to contain the present condition. They need facilities for mobile operating theaters. (source) Doctors responding asking for supplies (medicines for chronic conditions like diabetes and hypertension, IV fluids, IV antibiotics, first aid material, splints, casts, gloves, scalpels, bandages, dressing pads, Xylocaine/Lidocaine) and staff (orthopaedic surgeons, cardiothoracic surgeons, trauma specialists, nurses, psychologists/counselors) (source) MEDICAL HELP: If anyone needs blood contact Youth for blood. Kathmandu: 9843552882, Biratnagar: http://humanityroad.org
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9862005225, Chitawan: 9855065135, Jhapa: 9817976211, Butwal: 9812900905. These are mobile phone numbers. Free Medicine Delivery 009779851017553 / 009779851133822 Medical service (24 hrs), 009779851133822 / Prasit Kandel, 009779851017553 / Shailesh Sharma Water and Medical facility for children and women and injured, 009779851160203 / Sony 009779851237070 / Avinash Jha Food water and medicine around Kathmandu / 009779801022474 Dr. Punyaram Kharbuja available 24 hrs for any calls 009779841393886 Ambulance 009779851090730 or 009779841024771 / Anish Shakya (source)
SHELTERS: Google doc of food, shelter and medical help by region: source List of major locations to get food and shelter in Kathmandu: o Kupondole Guru Nanak Satsang / 009779851069570 / Mohinder Singh o Pulchowk Near Kantipur FM / Durga Dai o Bhaisipati, Chaudhary Group noodle factory / 009779851077802 / Bhushan Gurung (source) o St. Xavier’s Jawlakhel and St. Mary’s allowing shelter seekers in their open grounds. o Chabad house in Kathmandu offering shelter. Chaksibari Marg, 44600, Nepal. (Source, Location) o Uday Foundation Relief Basecamp at Sri Aurobindo Centre at Checkpost, Thankot P. O. Box: 1993, Kathmandu, Nepal. (source) o Caritas Nepal, The Assumption Church, Jhamsikhel Road, 44600, Nepal. Providing tarpaulins to offer protection from the rain and cold temperatures. (Source, Google Map. Contact Person: Lilian Chan,
[email protected], 0061 410 009 200) FOOD & WATER: (source) Google doc of food, shelter and medical help by region: source Water Distribution anywhere in kathmandu city 009779802011653 / Samir Poudel United Nation's World Food Programme (Food and Water) 0097715260607 < Landline 009779851133822 / Prasit Kandel 009779851017553 Sailesh Sharma Dashrath Stadium Water Food & Water @ WNF KTM / 0097715260607 Kalikasthan / Amrit Bhog / Kalika Marg, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal Water bottles around Jorpati & Narayantar 009779851075187 / Deepak Lama Free Water bottles from factory 009779851035527, 009779841267426 009779841512955, 009779801158100 Water @ Prasanna Sangroula WNF Kathmandu Food & Water 0097797715260607 Food water and medicine around Kathmandu / 009779801022474 Food & Water @ Kailash Bakery in Buddhanagar, Baneshwor, Kathmandu Water Factory in Matattirtha Kathmandu - bring own container - Call any of these numbers: 9851035527, 9841267426, 9841512955, 9801158100 http://humanityroad.org
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Call World Food Programme - 5260607 for food & water. If needed they will bring anywhere in Kathmandu. (source)
DONATION SITES:
Unofficial collection in parking lot of Saleways Supermarket across from US Embassy (महाराजगञ ्ज रोड 44600; coordinates: 27.737698, 85.334061) Tuesday April 28 from 10am - 2 pm. Asking for: first aid kits, food (rice, daal, biscuits, noodles, dry nuts, salt, oil for cooking, and kerosene), solar lamps, water purifying tablets, chorine, tents/plastic sheeting, sleeping bags/blankets, gloves, makes and other sanitary hygiene products (source) END Updates 27 April
Updates 26 April: AID COORDINATION via UNOCHA All clusters have been activated. The Government of Nepal has requested for international assistance and declared a state of emergency. (source) - The advance OCHA team has arrived in Kathmandu. - Before departure register your contact details - And "Check in" to the emergency at http://humanitarian.id/ - Reception/Departure Centre (RDC) established at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) - Upon arrival relief teams should register at the RDC and get briefed. - Contact: Yosuke Okita: Mobile: +41 766 910 182 Email:
[email protected] Satphone: +88 216 670 00931 Digital Humanitarian Network Activities o Ushahidi Blog about Digital Humanitarian Activities (source) o Standby Task Force - summary of activity (source) and press release (source) Kathmandu Open Spaces (USAID) (source) COMMUNITIES IN NEED (from social media): Kathmandu o Ashram Orphanage (coordinates: 27.684744,85.285492) Ashram staff report that 100 children in need of water, food and shelter after severe damage to orphanage www.auronepal.net. via email sent to Humanityroad requesting help. o Medical Transport (coordinates: Dhulikhel area) Need medical transport for girl with head fracture (source) o (RESOLVED) Near DDC Dairy Corp (coordinates: 27.717527, 85.315946) Group of 45 orphans and caretakers without food, water and shelter. Moving between buildings and nearby fields for shelter - near DDC dairy Corp - via email to Humanityroad requesting help. o Pashupati Ghat, Kathmandu - (the cremation site inside the Pashupatinath temple http://humanityroad.org
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on the banks of river Bagmati, in the Gaushala/chahbil area). (coordinates: 27.709722, 85.348611) Radio reports Pashupati Ghat is filled with bodies. They haven't been able to cut wood to cremate bodies because of a lack of electricity. (source) o Thaiti, in Kathmandu. Unconfirmed report that about 100 people need food. (source) o Bir Hospital (coordinates 27.705005,85.31346) List of Medical Supplies needed (source) o Sankhu, Kathmandu district (coordinates: 27.513321,85.335869). Main town of Pukhulachhi Village Development Committee (VDC) in the northwestern Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. Unconfirmed reports that 90% of buildings have been destroyed, 400 people have died, there is no ambulance, and no rescue teams have arrived. (source) (source) o Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (coordinates: 27.680790,85.283760) “This could be my last message until Electricity is restored. I walk this ghostly hallways up and down don’t know what to do.Sometime I feel like this all is a dream. people suffering,hurting and in pain everywhere. A bus full of injured just arrived from Sindhupalchok, 36 hours and god knows how many thousands are waiting in dark isolated places. there are 270 dead bodies cramped in rooms next to where our desk is.Time and again we run out of medicines,water, food, mask, gloves and what not. People are sleeping in open and prone to all kind of diseases. This is heavy ....... Very heavy ! Sigh …” (source) Gorkha District (coordinates: 27.995649,84.628273). o Reports of 80% of parts of Gorkha destroyed and search & rescue and medical help urgently needed (source). o According to the Gorkha Police District Office, 94 died so far in Gorkha. Rescue is going on but more manpower is needed (source). o “We are stuck in a village between Barpak and Balua in Gorkha region...we are in the plains. Exact location is near Thalidada village, which is also near to Mandre village. Also I can't contact anyone, network is really bad. Embassy numbers not reachable. Battery is going to die soon. Please try to help. People are homeless, no food, all houses are destroyed, many are hurt badly, some people died in front of us, still ground is shaking every 15-30 minutes.” (source) o Barpak (coordinates:28.210368,84.742003) - Barpak is a village situated in the northern part of the Gorkha district. It is located about 1900 m above sea level. Report of all but 4 of the 1200 houses destroyed. Village has been reached by helicopter and 120 wounded evacuated. (source) o Villages in remote parts of Gorkha have catastrophic damage and no access to medical help. Areas are inaccessible due to destroyed roads. Several villages on hills completely fell off. Villagers are stranded and need medical help, food, water, shelter, and search and rescue help. People are still trapped. (source) Lalitpur District (coordinates: 27.666300,85.309799) o No power and no water supply. (source) o Near Chyasal, Lalitpur have one group they also need food, water, and medicine, one of them has low pressure. (source) Langtang Region (coordinates: 28.266701,85.616699)
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Langtang Village (coordinates: 28.266701,85.616699). Langtang is a region in Nepal to the north of Kathmandu and bordering Tibet. Avalanche overwhelms Langtang village, over 100 feared dead | http://goo.gl/VLfM3c. (source) Sindhupalchowk District (coordinates:27.951203,85.684578) o Sindhupalchowk is a part of the Bagmati zone district north of Kathmandu. Impacts include collapsed buildings and walls especially historic buildings in centres, but less overall damage and collapse of buildings than expected. The majority of people remain outside houses for the second consecutive night. (source) Kavre District (coordinates:27.525942, 85.561210) o District east of Kathmandu. Reported death toll at 60. Earthquake destroyed hospital, road building in Kavre district of Nepal. Dhulikhel hospital, Scheer memorial hospital in Banepa managing emergency situation. Threat of landslides. (source) Nuwakot District (coordinates: 28.137853, 83.872482) o Bagmati zone district north of Kathmandu.State TV reports 126 deaths. Most houses destroyed, lack of tents or shelter as it continues to rain. (source) Rasuwa District (coordinates: 27.083333, 86.433333) o Smallest district in the Bagmati zone, about 120km north of Kathmandu. Most buildings destroyed. Reported 17 army personnel and 60 people trapped under rubble in Trisuli hydropower tunnel, Rasuwa.(source) (source) Dolakha District (coordinates: 27.778429, 86.175176) o Part of the Janakpur zone north of Katmandu. Many houses destroyed. Poor mostly affected. (source) Lamjung District (coordinates: 28.282869,84.440819) o District of mainly agricultural villages northwest of Kathmandu. At earthquake’s epicenter. Lamjung and others need immediate rescue operations. Entire villages have been damaged.These places...need immediate relief like food, water, and tents. (source) The Gurkha Trust’s medical staff is being deployed there. (source) Tahanu District (coordinates: 28.041700,84.352699) o Apr26 Bandipur (coordinates: 27.923820,84.405197) - On the road between Kdu and Pokhara, poorer areas of the town heavily impacted. (in comments following main post) (source) Apri25 Photos (source) Dhading District (coordinates:27.441990,85.079597) o Lush farming district outside Kathmandu. Dhading...and others need immediate rescue operations. Entire villages have been damaged. These places...need immediate relief like food, water, and tents. (source) People camped in the open, the hospital was overflowing, the power was off and shops were closed. Many people have lost their homes. Many people have died. (source)
MEDICAL NEEDS: Doctors and nurses are needed for a medical team headed to Gorkha. They should contact @ajayuprety (9813550495) asap (source). Bir Hospital (coordinates 27.705005,85.31346) List of Medical Supplies needed (source) Blood donations - apparently shortage of certain types. Please call Dr. Manita at 9851084500 at Nepal Red Cross Blood Bank. (source) InCrisisRelief is recruiting doctors to go to Nepal. They will arrange transport. Contact http://humanityroad.org
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@InCrisisRelief. (source) HOSPITALS:
In general: Relief agencies and officials said most hospitals were overflowing and short on medical supplies. "Both private and government hospitals have run out of space and are treating patients outside, in the open". (source) In Kathmandu: "Grande International is badly cracked and all the patients have been evacuated,” she said. “Another hospital, Norvick, has also been badly damaged. They're seeing patients outside across the road. The main hospital, which is called Teaching Hospital, is fully functioning. All the new buildings downtown are OK." (source) Kathmandu National Trauma Centre is operating but very overcrowded. (source) Kathmandu Medical College is operating but very overcrowded. (source) (source) @RTWB_Canada has heard from Bayalpata Hospital, CIWEC, IFCH, Lamjung & United mission hospital -Tansen. Hospitals are functioning. (source)
REUNIFICATION Reuniting with loved ones after disaster can be challenging. Have a plan, be sure to advise loved ones you are ok. Are you a foreign citizen in Nepal? Register with your embassy. Are you looking for a loved one from a foreign country who is missing in Nepal? Contact the embassy for your country to request assistance. Ministry of External Affairs in India also has a 24 hour control room with a help line Embassy List (source) Israel Embassy Twitter Website British Embassy Twitter Website USA Embassy Twitter Ministry of External Affairs India (source)
Here are other tools to help with reuniting; Red Cross - Report missing persons and register yourself as safe and well FaceBook - Safety Check (must be member of FB) Google Person Finder - http://google.org/personfinder/2015-nepal-earthquake Nepal Earthquake 2015 Facebook page: http://on.fb.me/1QxaAsq Langtang Missing/Found People Facebook page: http://on.fb.me/1zckj25
AIRPORT: The airport in Kathmandu planning to reopen to commercial flights on April 26 but flights cancelled until 4:00pm. (source) END Updates 26 April Humanity Road’s Sitrep will contribute to information gathering, analysis and expansion through social media mining of urgent Needs, Significant Updates, Social Media Highlights, and Highlights for Underserved Locations. The full report can be accessed at http://humanityroad.org/apr25nepalquake/ http://humanityroad.org
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