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Rescuers in Nepal reach remote communities

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Damaged houses are seen from an Indian army helicopter in the Nepalese area of Gorkha. Hungry and desperate Nepalese villagers rushed towards the helicopter begging to be airlifted to safety. [AFP PHOTO/Sajjad Hussain]
By Al Jazeera and Agencies
Published On 28 Apr 201528 Apr 2015
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With the UN estimating eight million people have been hit by the earthquake in Nepal, the prime minister has said getting help to some of the worst affected areas is a “major challenge”.

Sushil Koirala said authorities were overwhelmed by appeals for help from remote Himalayan villages left devastated by Saturday’s 7.8-magnitude quake.

Rescue teams are still struggling to reach some of the worst-affected areas of Lamjung, the site of the earthquake’s epicentre, about 77km west of Kathmandu.

“The situation here is not good. So many have lost their homes. They don’t have enough water or food,” said Udav Prasad Timilsina, head official in the neighbouring district of Gorkha. 

“We haven’t even been able to treat the injured. We are in urgent need of essentials like food, water … and medicines and tents. Rescuers are coming in, but we need help.”


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Terrified residents of Lapu in Gorkha, some of the eight million people the UN said were affected by the April 25, 2015 earthquake, ran with outstretched arms to the Indian army helicopter, pleading for much-needed food and water. [AFP PHOTO/Sajjad Hussain]
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An aerial view from an Indian army helicopter shows a cluster of damaged homes in the hills of Gorkha, about 60km northwest of Kathmandu. [AFP PHOTO/SAJJAD HUSSAIN]
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Damaged houses at Lapu in Gorkha. Rescuers in Nepal battled to reach remote communities devastated by a huge earthquake as the impoverished country's leader said relief workers had still not reached many of the worst-hit areas. [AFP PHOTO/SAJJAD HUSSAIN]
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Nepalese soldiers load a helicopter with emergency supplies at a landing zone in the town of Gorkha. Helicopters crisscrossed the skies above the high mountains of Gorkha district on Tuesday near the epicentre of the weekend earthquake, ferrying the injured to clinics, and taking emergency supplies back to remote villages devastated by the disaster. [AP Photo/Wally Santana]
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Nepalese villagers shelter from rain under foam and plastic sheets as an Indian Army helicopter delivers aid following an earthquake at Lapu in Gorkha. [AFP PHOTO/SAJJAD HUSSAIN]
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Villagers gather near a damaged house where three people were killed by the earthquake in Jharibar Village in Gorkha. [REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha]
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Nepalese villagers walk past a house damaged in an earthquake in Arupokhari village in Gorkha. [AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN]
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A man walks past a devastated area following Saturday's earthquake in Paslang village in Gorkha region. [REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha]
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A woman sits on the rubble of her house in Sindhupalchowk village. [REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui]
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A resident tries to clear debris of his house in Sindhupalchowk village. [REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui]
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A woman standing in front of her collapsed home in the village of Pokhridada, in Gorkha district, about 25km from the epicentre of Saturday's massive earthquake in Nepal. [Thomas Meier/International Nepal Fellowship via AP]
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Japanese rescue team members observe the affected areas upon their arrival after the earthquake [REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar]
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Members of a German rescue team work near a collapsed temple in Kathmandu in search of victims. [REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar]


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