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Wild leopard kills two-year-old boy in Nepal

Ihesiulo Grace 31 December 2019 0

A wild leopard has killed a two-year-old boy outside his home in a village in central Nepal, a local officer said on Tuesday. The boy was left alone outside his home on Monday when the animal pounced on him, said Rudra Prasad Pangeni, chief district officer of Tanahu district. READ ALSO:Buhari

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9 killed in fresh Nepal earthquake, 300 injured

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2015 0

A fresh 7.3 earthquake rattled Nepal and northern India on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and injuring 300 in the region as many buildings already weakened by last month’s massive temblor were sent tumbling to the ground. At least four people were killed in Chautara town in Sindhupalchowk district, north of the Nepali capital […]

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Another Powerful Earthquake Hits Nepal

Ihesiulo Grace 12 May 2015 0

Another powerful earthquake has struck eastern Nepal, near Mount Everest, two weeks after more than 8,000 died in a devastating quake. At least four people have been killed and an unknown number injured, according to aid agencies. The latest earthquake hit near the town of Namche Bazaar, near Mount Everest. The US Geological Survey said […]

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BREAKING NEWS: Another Massive Earthquake Hits Nepal

Ihesiulo Grace 12 May 2015 0

Again, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes two weeks after massive quake killed thousands in Himalayan nation, Aljazeera reports. Tremors were felt in northern parts of neighbouring India. USGS had earlier reported the magnitude at 7.1 but later upgraded it to 7.4. The quake, which struck near the base camp for Everest, was measured at a […]

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WHO Partners Organisations to Prevent Diarrhoeal Diseases

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2015 0

  The World Health Organization (WHO) and partner organizations in Nepal have mobilized further resources including medicine and medical equipment to prevent the possible spread of diarrhoeal diseases among populations affected by the country’s devastating earthquake. “After an earthquake of this magnitude, the water supply is often damaged and contaminated,

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Boy, 15, Survives Nepal Earthquake by Drinking Water from Wet Clothes

Ihesiulo Grace 30 April 2015 0

Two people have been rescued from the rubble of buildings in Kathmandu, five days after an earthquake that killed at least 5,500 in Nepal, BBC reports. A 15-year-old boy told the BBC he survived by drinking water from wet clothes and eating clarified butter. Elsewhere, a woman was pulled from a collapsed block where she […]

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Nepal Earthquake: WHO, Health Partners Striving to Treat Survivors

Ihesiulo Grace 30 April 2015 0

The World Health Organization has stepped-up efforts to deliver critical medical relief to populations outside of the Kathmandu valley affected by Saturday’s earthquake, with a major focus on reaching injured people and preventing disease outbreaks. In a statement by WHO, it says, coordinating health sector partners in support of Nepal’s government, WHO is striving to […]

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Sharma Prays for Quake-Hit Nepal

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2015 0

Mumbai Indians skipper, Rohit Sharma, has said he is praying for the people affected by the Nepal earthquake. More than 3,500 people have died while 6,500 have been injured in the earthquakes and aftershocks which rocked the Himalayan nation over the weekend. “What happened in Nepal is really a sad thing. It was an unexpected […]

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Nepal Quake Victims Get Aid

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2015 0

International rescue and relief teams are converging on Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, even as hopes fade that more survivors will be found in the aftermath of a massive quake Saturday that has claimed more than 3,700 lives. The capital’s airport was so congested with military planes attempting to land that a flight carrying 70 members of […]

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WHO Hands-over Emergency Health Kits, Funds to Quake-Hit Nepal

Ihesiulo Grace 26 April 2015 0

    The World Health Organization this morning handed over four emergency health kits comprising of medicines and medical supplies and US dollars 175 000 as the first tranche of emergency health funds to meet the immediate health needs of the earthquake affected people in Nepal. “Within hours of the tragedy, WHO disbursed medical supplies […]

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Nepal Death Rises to 2200 as Aftershocks Levels More Villages

Ihesiulo Grace 26 April 2015 0

  A big aftershock between Kathmandu and Everest has unleashed more avalanches in the Himalayas. Hospital workers has taken to treat patients on the streets as it was too dangerous to keep them indoors. The aftershock rocked buildings in the Indian capital New Delhi and halted the city metro. The bodies of 17 climbers were […]

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Nepal Earthquake Saga, Death toll hits 986

Ihesiulo Grace 25 April 2015 0

Police confirmed at least 956 people dead in Nepal, another 20 were killed in India, six in Tibet and two in Bangladesh. Two Chinese citizens died at the Nepal-China border. The death toll is almost certain to rise, said deputy Inspector General of Police Komal Singh Bam. It was a few minutes before noon when […]