Apr 29 Watch 5:10 Why didn’t Nepal prepare for an inevitable earthquake? By PBS News Hour Why wasn’t Nepal better prepared for an earthquake that everyone expected? Judy Woodruff talks to Jonah Blank of RAND Corporation about the political and economic challenges in Nepal. Continue watching
Apr 29 Nepal not prepared for intensity of earthquake, geologist says By Larisa Epatko It’s no mystery that Nepal -- precariously perched atop two shifting geologic plates -- is vulnerable to earthquakes. For the past decade, Nepal was working on preparing for the next big one. But it couldn't get all of its systems… Continue reading
Apr 28 In Nepal, crammed airport and rains hamper aid efforts By Larisa Epatko A group of aid workers from a dozen different countries were discussing sustainable agriculture when Saturday’s massive earthquake shook Nepal. Kushal Neogy of Catholic Relief Services was there. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 3:22 Traffic-choked road to Nepal earthquake epicenter slows aid By PBS News Hour Since an earthquake struck Nepal Saturday, aid is trickling in at a painfully slow pace to both the capital city of Kathmandu as well as the earthquake’s epicenter five hours east. Dan Rivers of Independent Television News reports on the… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 7:14 Aftershocks and landslides pose risks after Nepal earthquake By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 4:57 News Wrap: Kathmandu overwhelmed by rubble after earthquake By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the death toll in Nepal’s earthquake zone topped 4,000, with more than 6,500 injured after Saturday’s earthquake. The situation for survivors grew dire and thousands fled the ravaged capital as food and water ran out. Continue watching
Apr 27 How to help the victims of Nepal’s earthquake disaster By Larisa Epatko On Monday, the devastation from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the heart of Nepal on Saturday was not yet fully known. See what some relief organizations are doing and how you can help. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 2:51 Victims crowd hospitals in Nepal after buildings ‘pancaked’ by earthquake By PBS News Hour After a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, killing more than 1,500 people and sparking panic in the streets, residents are suffering through the aftermath. Ellen Barry, the South Asian bureau chief for The New York Times joins Alison Stewart via Skype… Continue watching
Apr 25 Death toll surpasses 4,000 after powerful earthquake devastates Nepal By Rebecca Lee More than 1,400 people have been reported dead after a powerful earthquake struck Nepal on Saturday. Continue reading
Mar 11 How a hospital withstood a 9.0 quake with nary a broken window By Ed Jahn, Oregon Public Broadcasting Within an hour of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated central Japan in 2011, Ishinomaki Red Cross Hospital was accepting patients and acting as a refuge for throngs of survivors who’d lost everything. No broken windows. No collapsed ceilings. No… Continue reading