Nepal: International aid response hampered by aftershocks
- 9 years ago
Offers of help are pouring in as countries scramble to respond to the disaster and while some international aid has got through many flights have been prevented from landing by aftershocks at Kathmandu airport.
Foreign countries, aid agencies race to reach Nepal quake victims: http://t.co/j3mlxvbnO7 RNS pic.twitter.com/bKwguJU9Ty— Religion NewsService (RNS) April 27, 2015
*India has already flown in medical supplies and members of its National Disaster Response Force
*Pakistan is sending four C-130 aircraft with a 30-bed hospital and search and rescue teams
*The US says military aircraft with 70 personnel left for the quake-struck country on Sunday
*Australia is sending a specialist urban rescue team at Nepal’s request
*Britain, is delivering supplies, medics and search and rescue teams
Inadequate medical infrastructure
The deadly earthquake has underlined the inadequacies of Nepal’s medical facilities. The country has only 2.1 doctors and 50 hospital beds for every 10
Foreign countries, aid agencies race to reach Nepal quake victims: http://t.co/j3mlxvbnO7 RNS pic.twitter.com/bKwguJU9Ty— Religion NewsService (RNS) April 27, 2015
*India has already flown in medical supplies and members of its National Disaster Response Force
*Pakistan is sending four C-130 aircraft with a 30-bed hospital and search and rescue teams
*The US says military aircraft with 70 personnel left for the quake-struck country on Sunday
*Australia is sending a specialist urban rescue team at Nepal’s request
*Britain, is delivering supplies, medics and search and rescue teams
Inadequate medical infrastructure
The deadly earthquake has underlined the inadequacies of Nepal’s medical facilities. The country has only 2.1 doctors and 50 hospital beds for every 10