26/04/2015
KATMANDU, Nepal — Powerful aftershocks, including one of magnitude 6.7, continued to convulse Nepal on Sunday, sending residents of Katmandu screaming into the streets again and again a day after a devastating quake killed more than 2,100 people and injured more than 4,500.
As the country’s prime minister, Sushil Koirala, flew back to Katmandu it became clear that Nepal’s own resources would be well short of what would be needed in coming days to rescue those trapped as well as ensure continued supplies of water, electricity and food.
“In my neighborhood, the police are conspicuous by their absence,” said Sridhar Khatri of the South Asia Center for Policy Studies in Katmandu. “There is not even a show of force to deter vandalism, which some reports say is on the rise.”
The government began setting up 16 relief stations across Katmandu and the rest of the country Sunday while rescue operations continued. The relief stations are expected to ease distribution of water, food and medicine, said Laxmi Prasad Dhakal, a Ministry of Home Affairs spokesman.
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