Nepal E-Alert
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Saturday, April 25, 2015
A
devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake has struck Nepal, with initial
accounts reporting more than 1,000 dead . . . a number sure to rise
dramatically as rescue efforts get underway.
Christian
Aid Mission has been able to contact the leaders of two out of the 12
indigenous ministries they help in Nepal. One, the leader of a Tibetan
fellowship in Kathmandu, called it “a miracle” that the deadly
earthquake struck just as worshippers were exiting the church building.
“Ten minutes earlier and everyone would still have been inside,” said
Christian Aid’s South Asia Director, herself a native of Nepal. “There
would have certainly been many injuries, if not deaths.”
A
leader in another city reported no injuries among their people, while
the rest could not be contacted because phone lines are down and cell
service disrupted in those regions. Their status remains unknown at this
time.
The Nepali government is urging people to stay outside, away from damaged buildings that may still collapse.
The
victims of the earthquake – the largest in Nepal since the 1934 killer
quake that claimed 10,000 lives – are desperately in need of prayer and
physical provisions like food, water, medicine and shelter. Christian
Aid is asking for urgent gifts today to send to the ministries they help
in Nepal, so they can start meeting the immediate needs of the victims.
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