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US Marine copter missing in Nepal earthquake aid mission
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“All available helicopters along with Medical Team; SSR Team going to be mobilised to Dolakha and Sindhupalchowk soon,” said Nepal’s National Emergency Operation Centre.
“All available helicopters along with Medical Team; SSR Team going to be mobilised to Dolakha and Sindhupalchowk soon,” said Nepal’s National Emergency Operation Centre.
Nepal’s only international airport, the Tribhuvan International Airport, was briefly closed by authorities and flights to Kathmandu were diverted. Authorities have also ordered all schools to be closed for the next two weeks.
Strong tremors were felt in Kathmandu where people ran out of their houses in panic and some even started crying. Authorities appealed to people to stay in open field.
The temblor triggered landslides and toppled buildings in Nepal that recently witnessed its worst quake in over 80 years and over 160 aftershocks. At the main hospital in Kathmandu, patients hurt in April’s quake were brought out in wheelchairs to avoid further injury. Tuesday’s quake had its impact in several cities in Bihar, West Bengal and UP and tremors were felt across vast stretches of east and northeast India, where the death toll has reached 17 so far.
Meanwhile, US officials said a US Marine Corps helicopter providing assistance in the wake of the Nepal earthquake is missing. US Navy Capt Chris Sims says the Huey was conducting disaster relief operations near Charikot, Nepal, on Tuesday. The aircraft is part of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469.
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