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LIVE DISCUSSION ON NEPAL EARTHQUAKE

April 27, 2015


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Nepal Earthquake Discussion Thread (self.worldnews)
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Here are the 24x7 emergency helpline numbers in Nepal (thx /u/imdungrowinup /u/_ne0h_ /u/kaalabhairavan):
Metropolitan police range (Kathmandu) : 4261945/ 4261790
Metropolitan police range (Lalitpur) : 5521207
Metropolitan police range (Bhaktapur) : 6614821
Paropkar Ambulance service: 4260859
Lalitpur Red Cross ambulance service: 5545666
National Emergency Ops Centre Nepal
+977 1420 0257
+977 1420 0105
US Embassy in Nepal:
+977 423 4068
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[–]dia_36 76 points  
My family is huddled up with more than a thousand people at one spot. They are running out of food. They just heard that some of our relatives have already run out of food. My cousin is 9 months pregnant and they ran out of food last night. I feel so helpless.
[–]4ofclubs 17 points  
I'm so sorry. Please stay strong, I hope help is on the way soon. I can't imagine what you're going through right now.
[–]dia_36 13 points  
Its this feeling of complete helplessness. I just want to send a bunch of food to my family but I cannot. :(
[–]Hadalife 4 points  
Wow. I'm really pulling for you all. Is there still power and water available?
[–]goldishblue 2 points  
[–]blockem 6 points  
I hope everyone survives. Please report back.
[–]dia_36 5 points  
Update: There was heavy rain last night. The tents were leaking. So my brother and some other people took turns, all night to fill the buckets with rain water, to prevent everybody from getting soaked. The aftershocks are still frequent but is of lesser magnitude. Most people were able to go to their houses to collect food and other necessities.
My mom said they were getting used to the aftershocks and don't even get bothered by them anymore. So they were able to sleep last night.
They went out of the tent, for the first time, in 2 days and walked to nearby neighborhood. My mom was telling me that our neighborhood looked a lot better, compared to the rest of the area. But our house is severely damaged and I don't think they will be going back anytime soon.
My biggest concern, right now, is that since everything looks fine from the outside, the relief workers might not keep them as high priority. My second big concern is the spread of disease. They are living with 1000 people, in one big tent, in very close proximity. It will only take one person to get sick to spread a disease.
Tl;dr: Family slept through heavy rain in a tent. They are getting used to aftershocks. Neighborhood not as bad as other places, so fear of neglect by relief workers and spread of disease.
[–]B0Boman 2 points  
Wow, that hit me really hard. Know that tears have been shed in America for you, your family, and your compatriots and money is being donated in hopes that it may help those in your situation. Don't give up hope.
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    [–]BrianKniv 56 points  
    Hey. We miss news from Danish girl, Sofie Petersen who was/is at 'last resort' ca 150km from Kathmandu with approx 8 other young people in a bungee jump, river rafting and extreme sport area. If anybody has any information, please share. The area is northeast for Kathmandu:https://www.google.dk/maps/place/The+Last+Resort/@27.8750265,85.8922076,1670m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x39ea4ad9c8d144af:0x1df4add131e90b27
    EDIT: All 9 Danes have been found. They are safe, and so are the rest of the people who stayed at the resort. Phew.
    [–]styxtrooper 4 points  
    have you found her yet?
    [–]BrianKniv 6 points  
    Sadly, no. But we have heard reports that all (ca. 100) people who where at the resort are fine. And that they have sought refuge in a small village near by. A group of 10 have decided to trek 75km to Kathmandu with information about the group.
    [–]styxtrooper 3 points  
    hope everyone is safe.
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      [–]m2themichael 280 points  
      If anyone is in the area or knows of somebody in the area, we are looking for Spencer Dickinson, a 21 year old male from Petaluma, California. He was climbing Everest and heading to the first base-camp today. He hasn't contacted anybody and nobody can get a hold of him. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Here is his google person finder profile:
      (Somebody appears to have deleted it, I'll contact someone to put it back up in View Only mode).
      UPDATE 4/26 9:54am pst: Still no word from Spencer, the search is still going. Thank you all for the help, the family is speechless right now after I shared with them all the help that you guys are doing to find this missing man. I'll keep you updated as I get around to more information.
      UPDATE 10:19am pst: His family has now said that his location is somewhat unknown, he was seen last Saturday in Namche with plans to trek alone to the first Everest Basecamp.
      UPDATE 11:04AM pst: (From the family member's facebook page)
      "It sounds like Spencer was last seen leaving Base Camp two hours before the Avalanche hit, meaning there is a good chance that he was in a safe zone. Very hopeful"
      UPDATE 3:49PM pst: Still no contact has been made regarding Spencer's status, however I have more information on his possible whereabouts and description thanks to what /user/anneco5 posted below:
      • Spencer Lee Dickenson 21 years old (DOB 5/5/1993) US Passport: 483139801 Blond hair Blue eyes 5'5" Possible tattoo on his back and under his forearm of which he received from a local monk.
      • He spent 2 days in Namche acclimatizing and then planned to continue on towards basecamp on Monday the 20th. He told his parents it would take him approximately 6-7 days to get to BC from Namche. Assuming he spent 1-2 nights in the villages of Deboche, Pheriche, and Lobuje it very well may have put him up around BC on Saturday the 25th
      UPDATE 8:42PM pst: I just received an email from volunteer radio operators in Nepal. Communications are still disrupted in the area which could be why Spencer hasn't contacted home. They are radioing volunteers in the field to search for him and spread his name locally.
      UPDATE 4/27 1:15AM pst: I'm going to bed. Thank you all for the wishes and help, I'll update again in the morning after I catch up on information as it is now day time in Nepal. No word on his status has been shared with me or the family. A team is about to reach base camp 1 and look for him. Keep Spencer and the rest of those missing in your thoughts and prayers <3
      UPDATE 9:39AM pst: Just woke up with a flooded inbox with all of your thoughts and prayers. Thank you all, it's amazing how much support people I have never met can give, I'll be passing it on to the family. I've had one unconfirmed source saying he didn't make it, but I'm believing that is was a (terrible) joke. Nobody has contacted him yet, but communications are starting to open up in the city. I'll contact the IA and people at Base Camp 1 to see if they can find him.
      UPDATE 1:36PM pst: A few climbers at base-camp 1 have Spencer's information and description. From what I am hearing they haven't seen him but are keeping their eyes out.
      UPDATE 1:50PM pst: Some good news! A climber thinks he might have seen Spencer leaving basecamp heading down toward Lobuche around 9am the day of the avalanche. These include the villages of of Gorak Schep, Lobuje and Pheriche and others.
      UPDATE 7:03PM pst: The U.S. Department of State has now joined in the efforts of finding Spencer. He will be featured on CBS News tonight. We are still waiting to hear from him or from others regarding his status. Thank you all for your efforts. It is sunrise now in Nepal so information should be coming in soon.

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