The overall death toll soared past 4,000, even without a full accounting from vulnerable mountain villages that rescue workers were still struggling to reach two days after the disaster. Udav Prashad Timalsina, the top official for the Gorkha district, where Saturday’s magnitude-7.8 quake was centered, said he was in desperate need of help. “There are […]
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Maine families hope loved ones in Nepal return home safe
PORTLAND — Maine families are hoping their loved ones in Nepal return safely following Saturday’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Family members say 57-year-old yoga instructor Dawn Habash of Augusta set out April 18 for an eight-to-10-day trek through Langtang National Park. Her family has not heard from her since, but is expecting word any day. Portland […]
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Major earthquake in Nepal spares Maine filmmaker
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — A local documentary filmmaker who has been filming a documentary about sherpas working on Mount Everest had left the mountain only hours before a deadly earthquake hit Nepal. The powerful quake struck Nepal Saturday, killing at least 906 people across a swath of four countries as the violently shaking earth collapsed houses, […]