Switzerland examines aid for Nepal after earthquake
Published: Saturday, Nov 4th 2023, 14:02
Updated At: Sunday, Nov 5th 2023, 00:54
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In consultation with the Nepalese government, Switzerland wants to examine ways of providing aid following the devastating earthquake on Saturday night. Although a corresponding request has not yet been received, the Swiss embassy in Kathmandu is in contact with partner organizations in the affected regions.
The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) told the Keystone-SDA news agency on Saturday morning that it was not aware of any Swiss victims of the earthquake in a remote region in western Nepal. On X, formerly Twitter, the FDFA expressed its condolences to the relatives of the victims and the injured.
According to measurements by the National Earthquake Monitoring Center (NEMRC), the quake had a magnitude of 6.4 and occurred on Friday evening at 11.47 p.m. local time, when many people were asleep. According to the police, at least 138 people were killed. At least 166 people were also injured. The number of victims could still rise, especially as no confirmed information was initially available from several areas cut off from the outside world.
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