";s:4:"text";s:1282:" An RAF C17 aircraft is loaded with aid from the British people, headed for people affected by the earthquake in Nepal. There were two recent earthquakes in Nepal. Around four Irish people have yet to make contact with their families following the earthquake.
There are many places where you can assist the victims of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. See the following links for information, including maps. Nepal earthquake: Eight million people affected, UN says. The magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck some 80km northwest of the capital Kathmandu and has affected eight million people, just under one-third of the population with upwards of 5,000 people killed.
THREE Perth teenagers who were trekking in Nepal when the deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck have contacted their worried families. How many people were affected? The United Nations has said that more than 6 million people live in the areas of Nepal that have been affected by the earthquake.
Nearly 70% of the affected people still live in temporary shelters, and it is common to see damaged houses, temples without roofs, and earthquake debris lying around, even in the capital Kathmandu.