Here is some fresh good news!: "Troops and emergency aircraft from the United States have arrived in Nepal to help deliver aid to remote areas hit by last week's devastating earthquake.
Relief efforts near the epicentre have been hampered by a lack of aircraft.
About 100 US marines, two helicopters and four Ospreys capable of vertical take-off are now in Kathmandu."
A hearty and sincere "Thank You!" to our men and women in uniform.
Ahhh...much better! Would very much appreciate your assistance in keeping this story at the top of these forums today. I will be incommunicado most of the day and unable to bump. And the need for relief in Nepal is still very immense and intense, even eight days later. Thank you for your help!
(KATHMANDU) — Thousands of Nepalese dressed in white offered prayers and flowers at home and in temples Thursday in a Hindu ritual marking the end of a 13-day mourning period for those killed in the country’s massive earthquake. The mourners gathered amid piles of stones, mud, bricks and wooden beams that once formed centuries-old temples, palaces and structures toppled in the April 25 quake, which killed more than 7,750 people. The main ceremony was held in the ruins of Kastamandap, a temple for which the capital, Kathmandu, was named. “There are so many people and so many buildings we have all lost in the earthquake. I am here to show my support for these families and to say that we are all here for you,” said Alok Shrestha, a banker holding a bouquet of marigolds.
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"Troops and emergency aircraft from the United States have arrived in Nepal to help deliver aid to remote areas hit by last week's devastating earthquake.
Relief efforts near the epicentre have been hampered by a lack of aircraft.
About 100 US marines, two helicopters and four Ospreys capable of vertical take-off are now in Kathmandu."
A hearty and sincere "Thank You!" to our men and women in uniform.
Sunrise on what hopefully is a progressively better day.
It's already night time in Nepal.
Lucky us, we still have a whole new day to do something good.
Enjoy!
Would very much appreciate your assistance in keeping this story at the top of these forums today.
I will be incommunicado most of the day and unable to bump.
And the need for relief in Nepal is still very immense and intense, even eight days later.
Thank you for your help!
"Third floor - food, clean water and shelter".
"Thank you."
The mourners gathered amid piles of stones, mud, bricks and wooden beams that once formed centuries-old temples, palaces and structures toppled in the April 25 quake, which killed more than 7,750 people. The main ceremony was held in the ruins of Kastamandap, a temple for which the capital, Kathmandu, was named.
“There are so many people and so many buildings we have all lost in the earthquake. I am here to show my support for these families and to say that we are all here for you,” said Alok Shrestha, a banker holding a bouquet of marigolds.