The full
horror of the Nepalese earthquake which has claimed 2,300 lives unfolded
this morning in the towns of the Kathmandu Valley which have been
reduced to rubble.
Scarcely
covered by white sheets, the bodies of those buried alive in their
homes have been laid in the street. Overrun by the escalating disaster
and in fear of any deadly aftershocks which could collapse yet more
buildings, hospital staff have begun treating the wounded outside.
Frantic
rescuers were seen using their hands to dig through the debris this
morning as the death toll crept up to 2,300 across four countries.
Search teams said yet more bodies were being pulled 'by the hour'.
Hundreds
are still missing, chief among them climbers stranded on Mount Everest
after an avalanche sparked by the tremor buried its base camp on
Saturday afternoon.
In
Kathmandu, survivors told of the terrifying moment the earthquake's
aftershock struck this morning. Appealing to the international community
via social media, they begged for blood and care packages to sustain
the remaining population.
For
the dead, makeshift pyres have been erected in fields and public parks.
Their corpses have been left on the ground with grieving mothers
gathering around them.
Earthquake.... just like that the earth opens up & swallow everything in its way... may their souls rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteOmg..this is terrible! Nature can be really brutal.
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