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posted by CoolHand on Tuesday May 12 2015, @03:45PM   Printer-friendly
from the uh-oh dept.

CNN reports another major earthquake in Nepal:

This was another major earthquake, the kind where you run for your life, where you seek any open area so nothing falls on your head and you don't get trapped under the rubble.

This is on top of the recent magnitude 7.8 quake there.

The Washington Post reports more than 50 dead:

NEW DELHI — A major earthquake rocked Nepal on Tuesday, killing more than 50 people, collapsing homes and buildings and triggering a panicked rush into the streets less than three weeks after the country’s most devastating quake in decades. The temblor, with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3, was the largest jolt in the Himalayan nation since the April 25 earthquake that claimed more than 8,000 lives and left more than half a million homes flattened or damaged. The latest quake struck near the Chinese border not far from the base camp at Mount Everest. The camp was engulfed by an avalanche during last month’s earthquake that left 20 climbers dead. Tremors were felt in major cities around the region Tuesday — as far as 600 miles to the east in New Delhi.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday May 12 2015, @05:33PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday May 12 2015, @05:33PM (#182017) Journal

    I would have to say that you are probably mistaken. The US could send several companies of Marines within a day and a half. That would include a bucket load of medical corpsmen. There are NEVER enough people to help at a major disaster, and they never get there fast enough. Those rescue personnel already on scene probably got shook up themselves with the more recent quake, and would surely welcome any additional help.

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