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Kathmandu hit by 7.8 quake

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  • #32
    dublinman1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,492 ✭✭✭dublinman1990


    I am watching reports about this disaster on ITV News at Ten. They showed a report in where aid being driven by road is only possible through the Gorkha District. That task in itself is painfully slow to do that because of the heavy traffic levels to the only access point of the earthquake's epicentre.

    This means vital aid to that area is very minimal and not enough to meet demand because you're stuck in traffic for several hours or even for the whole day.


  • #33
    Lemsiper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 870 ✭✭✭Lemsiper


    I made it out of Kathmandu last night to Bangkok after sleeping the previous night with a towel over me, not the most pleasant experience but I know there were many thousands in worse situations than my girlfriend and I.

    The whole getting aid to places like Gorkha by road is a ridiculous notion. The Prithvi "highway" is barely wide enough for two trucks to pass and that's before the disaster. The traffic is a major issue, 100s of busses leaving Kathmandu.


  • #34
    [Deleted User]
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    News reporting of another 7.4 magnitude earthquake hitting Nepal.


  • #35
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,808 ✭✭✭✭smash


    Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »
    News reporting of another 7.4 magnitude earthquake hitting Nepal.

    I heard they've just upgraded it beyond 7.4 :(


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