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Nepal earthquake disaster: Who is donating what?

Nepal’s government has struggled in the wake of the country’s worst earthquake in nearly a century, and its officials have been largely absent from

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Nepal earthquake: Kathmandu's Bir Hospital full to overflowing

Kathmandu’s Bir Hospital is full to overflowing following Saturday’s (April 25) deadly earthquake. Reports suggest between 7,000 and 8,000 people

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'I'm going travelling in Nepal - I'm not being reckless, but I don't want to spread panic'

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Nepal: Eight million hit by quake as PM says up to 10,000 may have died

Eight million people have been affected by Nepal’s devastating earthquake. So says the United Nations, as more bodies are pulled from the rubble. Up

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Time running out for Nepal earthquake survivors as death toll hits 4,000

Time is running out in the search for survivors among the rubble of collapsed buildings after Saturday’s devastating earthquake in Nepal. The death

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Base camp flattened after Everest avalanche

Saturday’s 7.9 magnitude earthquake unleashed an avalanche engulfing Everest Base Camp, killing at least 17 people. Still pictures have emerged

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Nepal quake: emergency workers begin delivering aid to remote areas

More than 48 hours after Nepal’s deadly earthquake, aid workers are starting to reach remote areas outside Kathmandu. An Indian team has flown in by

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UNICEF's Kathmandu emergency stocks spread thin

Rafaële Tavernier, euronews: “Jean-Jacques Simon, head of UNICEF communication in South Asia, now in Kathmandu, we’re hearing about almost one

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Fears for remote areas as Nepal quake toll tops 4,000

The scale of Nepal's earthquake tragedy is becoming apparent as bodies are pulled from the rubble and people prepare for a third night outdoors.

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How Nepal earthquake devastated Kathmandu's UNESCO heritage

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Nepal earthquake: Survivors tell of avalanche horror after escaping Everest

A group of injured sherpas has returned to Kathmandu, bearing the scars of earthquake-triggered avalanches around Mount Everest. The men know the

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Thousands take refugee in the streets after deadly Nepal earthquake

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Nepal earthquake death toll tops 3,000

As more of the damage wreaked by Nepal’s earthquake becomes clear, the death toll continues to rise. A total of 3,218 people are now known to have

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Nepal: Helicopters evacuate injured from Everest base camp

Both foreign climbers and their Nepalese guides were caught up in Saturday’s massive quake. The tremor triggered avalanches, engulfing in particular

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Nepal: International aid response hampered by aftershocks

Offers of help are pouring in as countries scramble to respond to the disaster: India has flown in medical supplies and members of its National

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Nepal: thousands take refuge in streets after devastating earthquake

Thousands of people are being forced to sleep in the streets of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu in the wake of the country’s devastating earthquake

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Frantic search for Nepal quake survivors, as aid begins to arrive

The number of dead continues to rise by the minute after Saturday's 7.9 magnitude quake

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Growing need for international help for Nepal quake victims

Many people have been forced from damaged buildings, others are too scared to be inside in case of further tremors

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Nepal quake was a "nightmare waiting to happen"

World scientists were in Kathmandu a week ago to study the risks if an earthquake struck

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Photographs emerge of deadly avalanche on Mount Everest

At least 17 people were killed at the Mt. Everest base camp on Saturday