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| Nepal earthquake: boy saved from the rubble | Nepal earthquake: boy saved from the rubble |
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| 2.48pm BST | 2.48pm BST |
| 14:48 | 14:48 |
| We’re going to bring the blog to close for now. Here’s a summary of the latest developments: | We’re going to bring the blog to close for now. Here’s a summary of the latest developments: |
| 2.32pm BST | 2.32pm BST |
| 14:32 | 14:32 |
| Pemba Lama (or Tamang) has been photographed sitting up in bed eating tinned pineapple after being rescued earlier today. | Pemba Lama (or Tamang) has been photographed sitting up in bed eating tinned pineapple after being rescued earlier today. |
| Peter Walker has more on his rescue. | Peter Walker has more on his rescue. |
| 2.20pm BST | 2.20pm BST |
| 14:20 | 14:20 |
| Death toll: 5,844 | Death toll: 5,844 |
| The death toll has increased again according to another grim and blunt update from Nepal’s Nepal’s National Emergency Operation Centre. | The death toll has increased again according to another grim and blunt update from Nepal’s Nepal’s National Emergency Operation Centre. |
| Dead(5844); | Dead(5844); |
| 2.15pm BST | 2.15pm BST |
| 14:15 | 14:15 |
| The first British government flight back from earthquake-hit Nepal arrived this morning bringing 120 Britons home to emotional reunions with family and friends. | The first British government flight back from earthquake-hit Nepal arrived this morning bringing 120 Britons home to emotional reunions with family and friends. |
| Here’s video of their arrival. | Here’s video of their arrival. |
| 2.12pm BST | 2.12pm BST |
| 14:12 | 14:12 |
| Ishwar Rauniyar | Ishwar Rauniyar |
| Some earthquake survivors have been forced to sleep rough in poly tunnels used for growing tomatoes in a south-west suburb of Kathmandu, writes Ishwar Rauniyar. | Some earthquake survivors have been forced to sleep rough in poly tunnels used for growing tomatoes in a south-west suburb of Kathmandu, writes Ishwar Rauniyar. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 2.21pm BST | at 2.21pm BST |
| 2.02pm BST | 2.02pm BST |
| 14:02 | 14:02 |
| The Guardian’s Jason Burke has urged NGOs to try to reach some of the remote villages he reported from over the last three days after returning from close to the epicentre of the quake. | The Guardian’s Jason Burke has urged NGOs to try to reach some of the remote villages he reported from over the last three days after returning from close to the epicentre of the quake. |
| Any NGOs etc I have contacts for health worker in swarakoth, in sindhulpalchok. Be good to get aid in there. Jason.burke@theguardian.com | Any NGOs etc I have contacts for health worker in swarakoth, in sindhulpalchok. Be good to get aid in there. Jason.burke@theguardian.com |
| He pointed out that the Swarathok, where all 71 homes were destroyed, had no aid deliveries. | He pointed out that the Swarathok, where all 71 homes were destroyed, had no aid deliveries. |
| “No one has come. I walked to the police post and told them we were here. They said there was no plan and they had no orders and told us to stay where we are and wait. So we are waiting,” health worker Rashmita Shashtra told Jason on Tuesday. | “No one has come. I walked to the police post and told them we were here. They said there was no plan and they had no orders and told us to stay where we are and wait. So we are waiting,” health worker Rashmita Shashtra told Jason on Tuesday. |
| This village I reported on three days ago still not seen a single official, ngo etc. kid was sick when I was there. https://t.co/ARbOH9mTc7 | This village I reported on three days ago still not seen a single official, ngo etc. kid was sick when I was there. https://t.co/ARbOH9mTc7 |
| Jason, who provided a phone update on his trip earlier, urged the authorities not to neglect remote areas. | Jason, who provided a phone update on his trip earlier, urged the authorities not to neglect remote areas. |
| Back in Kathmandu after 2 days I ghorka. Big contrast. Capital much calmer. Danger of remote regions being forgotten by central govt. | Back in Kathmandu after 2 days I ghorka. Big contrast. Capital much calmer. Danger of remote regions being forgotten by central govt. |
| 1.37pm BST | 1.37pm BST |
| 13:37 | 13:37 |
| UN's Valerie Amos arrives in Nepal | UN's Valerie Amos arrives in Nepal |
| The UN’s humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has arrived in Nepal to give her support to relief effort. | The UN’s humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has arrived in Nepal to give her support to relief effort. |
| #EarthquakeNepal USG Valerie Amos meets the Search and Rescue Teams in Nepal. pic.twitter.com/svHlfTMZEX | #EarthquakeNepal USG Valerie Amos meets the Search and Rescue Teams in Nepal. pic.twitter.com/svHlfTMZEX |
| Amos is due to spend three days in Nepal to “show solidarity with the Nepalese people, raise the visibility of the crisis and assess the response operations,” a spokeswoman said. | Amos is due to spend three days in Nepal to “show solidarity with the Nepalese people, raise the visibility of the crisis and assess the response operations,” a spokeswoman said. |
| 1.25pm BST | 1.25pm BST |
| 13:25 | 13:25 |
| Death toll nears 6,000 | Death toll nears 6,000 |
| The death toll has increased to 5,693 according to Nepal’s National Emergency Operation Centre. It says a further 11,538 were injured. | The death toll has increased to 5,693 according to Nepal’s National Emergency Operation Centre. It says a further 11,538 were injured. |
| Dead(5693);Injured(11538); | Dead(5693);Injured(11538); |
| 1.17pm BST | 1.17pm BST |
| 13:17 | 13:17 |
| The manager of an orphanage in Bhaktapur, east of Kathmandu, says 40% of the city being destroyed but only one international organisations has come to help. | The manager of an orphanage in Bhaktapur, east of Kathmandu, says 40% of the city being destroyed but only one international organisations has come to help. |
| Writing for the Guardian’s Global development network Ramesh Prahananga says thre is mounting anger at the lack of help. | Writing for the Guardian’s Global development network Ramesh Prahananga says thre is mounting anger at the lack of help. |
| There are big organisations like Unicef, UNDP, and other international NGOs in Nepal, but still none have come to Bhaktapur. The people are very angry. It’s been five days and no one has come to us. One international NGO came with around 100 tents but the people needed around 10,000. They were so angry, violence was about to break out. | There are big organisations like Unicef, UNDP, and other international NGOs in Nepal, but still none have come to Bhaktapur. The people are very angry. It’s been five days and no one has come to us. One international NGO came with around 100 tents but the people needed around 10,000. They were so angry, violence was about to break out. |
| 1.09pm BST | 1.09pm BST |
| 13:09 | 13:09 |
| The number of people sleeping rough has decreased but tens of thousands of people still face a sixth night camping in the open, writes Ishwar Rauniyar. | The number of people sleeping rough has decreased but tens of thousands of people still face a sixth night camping in the open, writes Ishwar Rauniyar. |
| They include Rajendra Mahato, a 26-year-old carpenter from India and his family who are camping out in Kathmandu’s Tudilkhel army parade ground. | They include Rajendra Mahato, a 26-year-old carpenter from India and his family who are camping out in Kathmandu’s Tudilkhel army parade ground. |
| He has been left homeless and jobless with nothing to help support his children and pregnant wife. The family’s rented flat was completely destroyed in the disaster. | He has been left homeless and jobless with nothing to help support his children and pregnant wife. The family’s rented flat was completely destroyed in the disaster. |
| “We only survived because we had gone to the cinema when the earthquake hit” he said. | “We only survived because we had gone to the cinema when the earthquake hit” he said. |
| The family has had no proper food and is living under a leaky tent. Gesturing to his wife Mahato said: “She is feeling uneasy living in such place, and these two toddlers they are not getting proper food and water.” One of his children has a fever. | The family has had no proper food and is living under a leaky tent. Gesturing to his wife Mahato said: “She is feeling uneasy living in such place, and these two toddlers they are not getting proper food and water.” One of his children has a fever. |
| Mahato added: “The Indian government has arranged a vehicle for us, but how can I go? All the belongings, money etc. are buried in the house.” | Mahato added: “The Indian government has arranged a vehicle for us, but how can I go? All the belongings, money etc. are buried in the house.” |
| 12.26pm BST | 12.26pm BST |
| 12:26 | 12:26 |
| More than 130,000 homes destroyed | More than 130,000 homes destroyed |
| Nepal’s National Emergency Operation Centre has updated figures on the number of buildings damaged by the earthquake. | Nepal’s National Emergency Operation Centre has updated figures on the number of buildings damaged by the earthquake. |
| It said more than 10,000 government buildings had been totally destroyed, with another 13,502 partially damaged. | It said more than 10,000 government buildings had been totally destroyed, with another 13,502 partially damaged. |
| Its Twitter feed added that more 130,000 homes had been destroyed and a further 85,856 had been damaged. | Its Twitter feed added that more 130,000 homes had been destroyed and a further 85,856 had been damaged. |
| This represents a significant increase on the initial estimates. In its $415m (£270m) urgent appeal the UN noted that the government initially said 70,000 homes had been destroyed. | This represents a significant increase on the initial estimates. In its $415m (£270m) urgent appeal the UN noted that the government initially said 70,000 homes had been destroyed. |
| Total number of totally affected public houses till now in recent earthquake = 130033 | Total number of totally affected public houses till now in recent earthquake = 130033 |
| 12.15pm BST | 12.15pm BST |
| 12:15 | 12:15 |
| Here’s a Guardian-edited version of that CCTV footage showing the impact the earthquake made at a busy roundabout in Kathmandu. | Here’s a Guardian-edited version of that CCTV footage showing the impact the earthquake made at a busy roundabout in Kathmandu. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.15pm BST | at 12.15pm BST |
| 12.12pm BST | 12.12pm BST |
| 12:12 | 12:12 |
| Nepal’s Prime Minister Sushil Koirala, who was in Thailand when earthquake struck, only found out about the disaster via a tweet from his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, according to the Times of India. | Nepal’s Prime Minister Sushil Koirala, who was in Thailand when earthquake struck, only found out about the disaster via a tweet from his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, according to the Times of India. |
| Modi told reporters that Koirala called to say that his tweet was his first source of information on the earthquake. | Modi told reporters that Koirala called to say that his tweet was his first source of information on the earthquake. |
| Here’s how Modi broke the news to Koirala. | Here’s how Modi broke the news to Koirala. |
| News has come in about an Earthquake in Nepal. Several parts of India also experienced tremors. | News has come in about an Earthquake in Nepal. Several parts of India also experienced tremors. |
| Quartz India sums up the revelation like this: “The prime minister of a country of 28 million people only learned of a devastating earthquake at home more than 40 minutes after it hit—via Twitter.” | Quartz India sums up the revelation like this: “The prime minister of a country of 28 million people only learned of a devastating earthquake at home more than 40 minutes after it hit—via Twitter.” |
| 11.56am BST | 11.56am BST |
| 11:56 | 11:56 |
| Relatives of those feared buried in the rubble with Pemba Lama are losing hope of finding their loved ones alive, writes Ishwar Rauniar in Kathmandu. | Relatives of those feared buried in the rubble with Pemba Lama are losing hope of finding their loved ones alive, writes Ishwar Rauniar in Kathmandu. |
| Kumar Khadka, 21, was waiting anxiously outside the collapsed building at New Bus Park, praying for “good news” of his wife and six-month-old daughter. | Kumar Khadka, 21, was waiting anxiously outside the collapsed building at New Bus Park, praying for “good news” of his wife and six-month-old daughter. |
| “My daughter and wife is buried under this guest house. I have lost my hope that they would be alive,” he said. | “My daughter and wife is buried under this guest house. I have lost my hope that they would be alive,” he said. |
| Kumar, who works as a driver, said: “My wife had come to visit me from home in Kavre district. After taking a tour of city I asked her to take lunch at the guest house while I drove on a job.” | Kumar, who works as a driver, said: “My wife had come to visit me from home in Kavre district. After taking a tour of city I asked her to take lunch at the guest house while I drove on a job.” |
| “An hour later Kathmandu was hit by an earthquake, and took away my happiness,” he said. | “An hour later Kathmandu was hit by an earthquake, and took away my happiness,” he said. |
| 11.46am BST | 11.46am BST |
| 11:46 | 11:46 |
| Here’s a summary of the latest developments: | Here’s a summary of the latest developments: |
| 11.29am BST | 11.29am BST |
| 11:29 | 11:29 |
| AFP has confirmed that another teenager’s body has been pulled from the same ruins where Pemba Lama was rescued. Hopes appear to be dimming of finding any more survivors from the spot after Pemba had told his rescuers he had been speaking to other survivors this morning. AFP has more on the rescue: | AFP has confirmed that another teenager’s body has been pulled from the same ruins where Pemba Lama was rescued. Hopes appear to be dimming of finding any more survivors from the spot after Pemba had told his rescuers he had been speaking to other survivors this morning. AFP has more on the rescue: |
| Libby Weiss, a spokeswoman at the Israeli military-run hospital where Pemba was taken said: “He was under the rubble for 120 hours and it is certainly the longest we have heard anybody of being under the rubble and surviving. | Libby Weiss, a spokeswoman at the Israeli military-run hospital where Pemba was taken said: “He was under the rubble for 120 hours and it is certainly the longest we have heard anybody of being under the rubble and surviving. |
| “We understand he didn’t have any food and just two jars of ghee (clarified butter), which he had at the time he was under the rubble. | “We understand he didn’t have any food and just two jars of ghee (clarified butter), which he had at the time he was under the rubble. |
| “He was triaged but, remarkably, speaking with us, fully conscious and was able to communicate and doesn’t have any major injuries or wounds. He is doing remarkably well.” | “He was triaged but, remarkably, speaking with us, fully conscious and was able to communicate and doesn’t have any major injuries or wounds. He is doing remarkably well.” |
| “The area was very narrow. We used our tools and dug him out. We asked ‘Is anyone inside?’ and we heard a ‘dhuk dhuk’ sound and kept searching,” L.B. Basnet, one of the Nepalese rescuers, told local television. | “The area was very narrow. We used our tools and dug him out. We asked ‘Is anyone inside?’ and we heard a ‘dhuk dhuk’ sound and kept searching,” L.B. Basnet, one of the Nepalese rescuers, told local television. |
| “He was behind a bike, we had to cut through it. And we pulled him out successfully. This was very good, very good.” | “He was behind a bike, we had to cut through it. And we pulled him out successfully. This was very good, very good.” |
| Joy at Pemba’s rescue however was tempered when the body of another teenager was found close to his. | Joy at Pemba’s rescue however was tempered when the body of another teenager was found close to his. |
| “He (Pemba) told us he had been speaking to two other people until early this morning but after that he could no longer hear them,” said Narayan Thapa, an APF inspector. | “He (Pemba) told us he had been speaking to two other people until early this morning but after that he could no longer hear them,” said Narayan Thapa, an APF inspector. |
| 11.11am BST | 11.11am BST |
| 11:11 | 11:11 |
| This is the hole where 15-year-old Pemba Lama managed to survive for five days before being pulled alive from the rubble, according to the BBC Nick Garnett. | This is the hole where 15-year-old Pemba Lama managed to survive for five days before being pulled alive from the rubble, according to the BBC Nick Garnett. |
| The hole where the boy was rescued in Kathmandu today @bbc5live pic.twitter.com/N1cyqrPkYr | The hole where the boy was rescued in Kathmandu today @bbc5live pic.twitter.com/N1cyqrPkYr |
| A Guardian gallery has more images from the rescue. | A Guardian gallery has more images from the rescue. |
| Related: Survivors pulled from rubble of Nepal earthquake – in pictures | Related: Survivors pulled from rubble of Nepal earthquake – in pictures |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.12am BST | at 11.12am BST |