{"id":6481,"date":"2020-10-09T15:53:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T15:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=6481"},"modified":"2020-10-09T15:53:31","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T15:53:31","slug":"death-toll-still-rising-as-relief-efforts-contend-with-aftershocks-in-nepal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=6481","title":{"rendered":"Death Toll Still Rising as Relief Efforts Contend with Aftershocks in Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As relief and rescue efforts continue in Nepal following an earthquake which killed more than 2,200 people on Saturday, people in the region were forced to seek safety on Sunday after a substantial 6.7 magnitude aftershock hit the Himalayan nation.<\/p>\n

According to the Associated Press<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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In a dispatch from Nepal, Oxfam International’s in-country director Cecilia Keizer reported scenes of destruction in central portions of the country and the relief effort now underway.<\/p>\n

“Communication is currently very difficult,” Keizer said. “Telephone lines are down and the electricity has been cut off making charging mobile phones difficult. The water is also cut off. The number of people killed is continuing to rise. Many of the old houses have been destroyed and at least one large apartment block has come down in Kathmandu. Given the closeness to the epicentre Pokhara must also be badly affected. Oxfam is preparing to help provide clean water and emergency food. People are gathered in their thousands in open spaces and are scared as there have been several aftershocks.”<\/p>\n

The official death toll is expected to keep rising, with AP reporting available indications suggest it could do so “substantially.”<\/p>\n

The Guardian<\/em> newspaper, meanwhile, continues to offer rolling coverage and updates on its site and offered this summary of notable developments for Sunday morning:<\/p>\n