South African quake rescue experts from relief organisation ‘Gift of the Givers’ ready to leave for Nepal

Johannesburg : South African’s rescue and relief organisation ‘Gift of the Givers’ is ready to go to Nepal with specialised equipment to provide assistance after the powerful earthquake that killed more than 2,400 people. ”Gift of the Givers is ready to respond; the restricting factors being the closure of Kathmandu Airport to commercial flights, the […]

Nepal Earthquake: 10 Mt Everest climbers killed, death toll rises – over 1,800 killed, 4,721 injured

Kathmandu, Apr 26: Death toll in Nepal due to the devastating earthquake that hit the country, today rose to 1,807 with over 1,000 casualties in Kathmandu Valley alone. A 7.9-magnitude earthquake jolted the Himalayan nation yesterday followed by several aftershocks and left a trail of death and destruction, flattening houses and buildings, including the iconic […]

Choppers Rescue Mount Everest Avalanche Victims

MOUNT EVEREST, NEPAL: Helicopters airlifted injured climbers off Mount Everest today after an avalanche killed at least 17 people, an AFP team at the scene reported, as images of the disaster showed a terrifying cloud of snow roaring towards base camp.Six helicopters landed at base camp in Nepal, the agency’s Kathmandu bureau chief Ammu Kannampilly […]

Nepal Earthquake: Google executive dies at a Mount Everest base camp

San Francisco, Apr 26: A Google executive and self-described adventurer was among 10 people killed at a Mount Everest base camp in an avalanche triggered by a major Nepal earthquake yesterday, the company and his family said. Dan Fredinburg was killed in the avalanche that buried parts of the base camp where hundreds of mountaineers […]