May 03 Despite death and destruction, climbers head back up Mount Everest By Sarah McHaney PBS NewsHour spoke to Grayson Schaffer, a senior editor for Outside Magazine, about the destruction the avalanche caused, whether Mt. Everest is getting more dangerous and why business as usual will start again so soon. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 6:08 News Wrap: Christie ally pleads guilty, former aides indicted over bridge closing By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, a former Port Authority official, an ally of N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges over closing lanes on a major bridge. Also, much-needed humanitarian aid trickled into some of Nepal’s hardest-hit areas,… Continue watching
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May 01 5 things the survivors of Nepal’s earthquake need today By Larisa Epatko A week after a massive earthquake hit central Nepal, and as the search for survivors continues, aid organizations are taking stock of the supplies the survivors need most. Here are the top five items. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 7:43 News Wrap: Two earthquake survivors rescued as Nepal death toll grows By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, two survivors were pulled from rubble in Nepal, five days after the deadly earthquake. Officials say the overall death toll has passed 5,900, with no end in sight. Also, Baltimore police finished their investigation into… Continue watching
Apr 30 Everest climbers recount surviving the Nepal earthquake By Anna Sillers The climbing season on Mount Everest was temporarily halted after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake on April 25 caused avalanches in Nepal. American climber Mike Hamill, who was on the mountain at the time, recounted his story to National Geographic. Continue reading
Apr 30 Teenager pulled from rubble in Nepal By News Desk Rescue workers pulled Pema Lama, 15, from the rubble of the Hilton Hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Thursday to cheers from onlookers and other searchers. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 2:51 Nepal desperation grows in areas still waiting for aid By PBS News Hour The magnitude of devastation in Nepal following the massive earthquake is still largely unknown in some of the country’s more remote areas. Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News meets survivors in the town of Bahrabise who are desperate for aid. 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 Watch 7:50 News Wrap: Kathmandu continues search for buried survivors By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the death toll of the Nepal earthquake rose to more than 4,600 and aid workers continue to look for survivors. Also, officials say they thwarted a suicide bombing attack on the U.S. embassy in Riyadh,… Continue watching