On the sixth day since the killer earthquake struck Nepal, a 15-year-old trapped under the debris was found alive, even as the death toll reached 5,630, police said on Thursday. The number of injured is 7,879.
Pemba Lama was rescued by a team of Armed Police Force, 120 hours after he was buried in the rubble of a Kathmandu guesthouse where he was working. He told journalists that he survived by squeezing out leftover ghee and water in a cloth.
Shiv Shrestha, 37, of Nuwakot district was rescued on Wednesday by a team that included Indian workers, Ekantipur.com reported.
Mr. Shrestha had gone to Mailung Dobhan for a picnic with 13 others. He survived by drinking muddy water from the spot he was buried in. Ten members of the group are missing. The residents of Bhotechaur village in Sindhupalchowk district waiting for rescue teams to reach them, started a search for people trapped in the rubble. The government news agency, RSS, reported that they had recovered 37 bodies. Most houses in the village have been destroyed.
The police said four helicopters were sent to Palungtar in Gorkha district on a search mission. Gorkha and Sindhupalchowk are among the worst-affected districts.
Relief from different parts of the world has continued to pour in, and the Norwegian government pledged a further aid of 100 million Kroner. This is in addition to the 30-million Kroner it announced soon after the quake. Many people are still living in the open, fearing another quake or because their houses were destroyed. Hence, the demand for tents is high, but the supply is inadequate.
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