Nepal stopped searching for earthquake victims

With no hope of finding survivors, the Nepalese government decided to stop the search to turn to reconstruction work, helping survivors overcome the current difficulties and shortcomings.

Nepal ended the search for earthquake victims

Nine days after the devastating earthquake killed more than 7,200 people, the Nepalese government has formally asked foreign rescue teams to end their search and rescue operations , because there is no hope of finding people. Survive in the ruins.

After the earthquake, millions of Nepalese people have lost their homes and need timely help to rebuild their lives (Photo: Irishtimes)

' We have decided to end the search for earthquake victims and 34 foreign rescue teams have been asked to return to the country,' Nepalese Foreign Minister Mahendra Bahadur Pandey said at a press conference on May 4 at Kathmandu with ambassadors of more than 20 countries.

Shortly after the magnitude 7.9 earthquake in Nepal on April 25, dozens of countries sent rescue teams to Nepal to help find survivors.

According to Nepal's diplomatic leader, there are 76 rescue teams and 70 medical teams with more than 4,050 employees, 129 professional dogs from more than 34 countries who have joined the rescue work in severely affected areas. masonry due to earthquakes.

' We appreciate the timely and effective support of the international community for Nepal in this difficult time but now is the time to switch to reconstruction after the earthquake, ' Foreign Minister Pandey said.

Nepal's Ministry of Interior representatives still call for professionals in reconstruction to continue to help this South Asian nation.

' They were able to return home, but if they had the expertise to clean up the rubble, they could stay , ' said Rameshwor Dangal.

In preparation for the reconstruction work, the Nepalese government established a Recovery and Reconstruction Fund (RRF) with the goal of raising $ 2 billion. The government also immediately transferred $ 200 million to the fund and called on countries to join hands to help thousands of displaced people in Nepal.

'Contribution from the international community will significantly help the recovery process after the earthquake disaster,' said the Nepalese Foreign Ministry statement.

The European Union (EU) has said it has approved financial assistance and emergency aid worth 20 million euros to help Nepal handle the consequences of the earthquake on April 25 last.

Meanwhile, the US dispatched military helicopters to Nepal to participate in exploration and assessment of earthquake damage in remote areas and transport relief goods. In the immediate future, 4 American Osprey planes and 1 US Air Force C-17 plane landed in Kathmandu on 3/5.

According to statistics, the 7.9-magnitude quake has killed 7,276 people, injured 14,362, destroyed at least 200,552 houses and damaged 186,285 other houses.

Among those killed were 58 foreigners. In addition, about 52 other foreigners were injured and 112 were missing.

However, the number of casualties has not stopped and can increase to 10,000 people.

The United Nations estimates the earthquake seriously affects the lives of about 8 million of Nepal's 28 million people.