Search resumes for survivors of second Nepal quake
Authorities and rescue workers in Nepal resumed Wednesday the search for survivors of Tuesday's deadly earthquake — the second to strike the country in just a few weeks.
Thousands of people spent the night outdoors after the magnitude-7.3 earthquake killed at least 79 people and injured more than 2,300.
Many of the injured were reported to be stranded in villages, and landslides have cut off access to some locations.
Officials with bullhorns walked through the small town of Chautara on Wednesday, where dozens of buildings are reported to have collapsed, telling residents: "There is danger!" and "Leave the buildings!"
The latest disaster followed a magnitude-7.8 earthquake on April 25 that killed more than 8,000 people and injured 17,000.
On Tuesday, a U.S. Marine helicopter delivering aid to victims was declared missing after it lost radio contact with units on the ground.
The aircraft had six U.S. Marines and two Nepalese service personnel aboard. No wreckage has been recovered.
A report from the Deutsche Presse Agentur news agency Wednesday morning suggested that officials had determined the helicopter's location, but Army Col. Steve Warren, a Defense Department spokesman, later told reporters "the search continues."
Prem Lal Lamichane, the chief administrator of the Dolakha district, northeast of Kathmandu, told the AP that most of the 65 people killed in Tuesday's earthquake were in the Dolakha district.
"People are terrorized. Everyone is scared here. They spent the night out in the open," Lamichane said, and added that the district's relief supplies were running out.
The United Nations said that there were reports of people buried under rubble, and the Nepalese Army has asked for shelter for those staying out in the open.
The International Organization for Migration said it was sending 700 shelter kits and over 800 hygiene kits to Chautara.
Contributing: Andrew Tilghman, Marine Corps Times