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Nepal Earthquake: Helicopter Carrying 6 U.S. Marines Declared Missing

May 13, 2015 01:40 AM EDT

Military officials on Tuesday announced that a helicopter carrying six U.S. marines on a relief mission for the Nepal earthquake victims is missing and is now the subject of a search mission.

A scene from the Nepal quake after April 25

Nepal Earthquake Today Epicentred At China; Two New Quakes Kill At Least Four

Althea Serad |

May 12, 2015 01:20 PM EDT

A massive earthquake of magnitude 7.4 hit Nepal at 7:05 a.m. GMT on Tuesday, May 5, according to the US Geological Survey. This earthquake was followed shortly by another powerful one, of magnitude 6.3, hitting the region less than an hour later.

NASA's FINDER Detects Nepal Survivors by Their Pulses

Marco Foronda |

May 08, 2015 02:44 AM EDT

Rescuers found and saved four men trapped in a rubble in Nepal, thanks to NASA's advanced heartbeat detection technology, FINDER.

Nepal Earthquake Search-and-Rescue Operations Over, India To Pull Out Response Team

Cybelle Go |

May 05, 2015 10:00 PM EDT

India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the largest number of reinforcements comprising 16 teams that facilitated search and rescue operations after the Nepal Earthquake, officially announced that it will be pulling out.

Nepal Earthquake: 101-Year-Old Man Rescued Alive From Rubble

Bianca Ortega |

May 04, 2015 02:54 AM EDT

Rescue team members in Nepal were able to pull out alive a 101-year-old man from the rubble on Saturday, just after authorities gave up hope on finding more survivors from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the place last week.

Chinese Relief Workers Render Aid To Earthquake Victims In Nepal On International Labor Day

Cybelle Go |

May 02, 2015 05:00 PM EDT

Chinese relief workers assigned in Kathmandu, Nepal marked the International Labor Day by volunteering in rescue missions and rendering aid to the earthquake victims last May 1, Xin Hua reports.

Nepal Earthquake: Teen Boy Rescued Alive From Rubble On Day 6

Bianca Ortega |

May 01, 2015 12:32 AM EDT

Six days after the tragic Nepal earthquake, a 15-year-old boy was pulled out alive from the rubble of a residential building in one of the worst-hit areas in Kathmandu.

Nepal Survivor Buried For 82 Hours Drank Own Urine To Live

Vittorio Hernandez |

Apr 30, 2015 07:34 AM EDT

A 28-year-old survivor of Nepal's devastating earthquake was rescued on Tuesday. Rishi Khanal was trapped for 82 hours under the collapsed Kathmandu Hotel.

Nepal Earthquake Ends Everest Climbing Season Abruptly

Vittorio Hernandez |

Apr 29, 2015 10:39 PM EDT

Even if there were no injured climbers during the powerful Saturday Nepal earthquake that shook and devastated Nepal, China abruptly ended the climbing season for Mount Everest. That means spring climbing the world's tallest peak from China's side is over.

Nepal Earthquake Death Toll Could Go Up To 10,000

Vittorio Hernandez |

Apr 29, 2015 08:31 AM EDT

As rescuers dig more dead bodies from earthquake-ravaged area in Nepal, Prime Minister Sushil Koirala hints that the death toll from the April 25 magnitude-7.9 tremor could rise to 10,000 from the current 5,000 plus.

Michelle Yeoh and Fiancé Returns to Hong Kong Following Nepal Earthquake

Cleo Fagela |

Apr 29, 2015 07:33 AM EDT

Malaysian Chinese actress and director Michelle Yeoh and her fiancé, Jean Todt, who were vacationing in Nepal, safely escaped the 7.9 magnitude earthquake, and are back in their Hong Kong home.

Facebook, Other Social Media Offer Help to Nepal Earthquake Victims

Marco Foronda |

Apr 27, 2015 07:39 AM EDT

Apart from Facebook, Google also activated "Person Finder" as its own aid to Nepal victims.

Michelle Yeoh will reprise her role as Yu Shu-Lien in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend

Michelle Yeoh, Stranded With Fiance Jean Todt In Nepal Earthquake Aftermath

Cybelle Go |

Apr 27, 2015 06:58 AM EDT

'Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon' star Michelle Yeoh, who was attending an International Automobile Assembly in Nepal with fiance Jean Todt, remained stranded in Nepal following the devastating effects of the earthquake, Jaynestars News reports.

Google Activates Person Finder in Nepal Following Killer Earthquake

David Curry |

Apr 26, 2015 10:50 PM EDT

Google uses its Person Finder as a crowd-sourced effort for people to document where others are, alongside searching for people.

Death Toll In Nepal Quake Climbs To Almost 2,000

Vittorio Hernandez |

Apr 26, 2015 04:57 AM EDT

The devastating earthquake that rocked Nepal on Saturday did not just take almost 2,000 lives. It also destroyed a lot of centuries-old temples in Durbar Square in Katmandu, including the landmark Dharahara tower.

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