katmandu's old durban square has

katmandu's old durban square has collapsed. witnesses say many people are trapped beneath the rubble. our cnn journalist on the ground tells us the hospitals were chaotic. he said he saw at least five dead bodies. let's get over to meteorologist derek van dam in the weather center. derr deric, there are a lot of people there. >> yes, they need to stay out of the rub. and there are reports of eight aftershocks. since this took place just before noon local time on saturday, that is significant because we already have weakened infrastructure across that region because of this extremely large and extensive earthquake that took place earlier today. that depth of around 15 kilometers also very disconcerting as well. just because it's such a shallow earthquake, it leads to the possibility of extensive damage spreading out in all directions from the particular epicenter. if it was deeper there would be more krounts, the epicenter of this of, the 7.9 that i'm discussing. the original earthquake took place about 81 kilometers northwest o

these first pictures came out of the devastation in parts of katmandu. a lot of temples we have heard about -- that's one there. the temple has been destroyed. we have a picture i'm hoping we can show you, comparisons. side by side you see what's happened in that particular part of kneenepal, a tourist site visited and rubbles on left reduced to nothing on the right. this is a powerful earth convey 7.9 magnitude, originally 7.5. more significant is the fact it was only 2 kilometers deep and that's why we see such levels of damage. this unesco world heritage site. this is the before and after picture of what we're seeing just a few moments ago. okay. so on the line from katmandu our correspondent is there we've been speaking to throughout the day. it's good to remind of what happened and how you felt the earthquake as it happened. >> reporter: i was at the site and the cameraman just fell down. when we walked out there are cars in the road and people have fallen off the bike. i live in a very congested part of the city five-minute walk from the world heri

two of katmandu's heritage sites were destroyed. a 19th century tower collapsed in the quake. >>> in yemen airstrikes have targeted houthi positions in taiz. meanwhile the rebels and forces loyal to ali abdullah saleh are trying to push their way into darsad. >> in aden forces loyal to abd rabbuh mansur hadi has tried to keep the city from falling under houthi control. for it's the first time they have handled a weapon. >> most men here have not had any kind of training, but thank god the resistence has been heroic and they're the ones who have been keep controlling aden. >> local resistence fighters were able to push back the houthies and in the capital army unit and local resistence fighters attack houthi positions. >> we call on them to join and them. >> fighters loyal to president hadi have been on the offensive for the last few days. they've been pushing forward areas largely controlled by houthies and loyalists to depose deposed president ali abdullah saleh. >> in many governments spokesperson says yemen is ready to negotiate

the quake wreaked havoc from katmandu to small villages and the u.s. is part of the international aid effort right now. at the epicenter, 70% of homes have been destroyed. al jazeera is live in katmandu this morning. what's going on there behind you? >>reporter: stephanie, as you say, good morning to the united states. we're saying good evening to a large part of south asia. it's 5:00 in the evening. what you see behind me are some of the most historic temples in nepal. it's the focal point for many tourists who come to nepal and katmandu to visit this unique country in the mountains. it's been a pain staking rescue effort and day of recovery and rescue. behind me they've pulled out two bodies from a range of temples that all collapsed. just remember that the magnitude of the earthquake on saturday really destroyed buildings that were many hundreds of years old and built of very light brick and wood. these are palaces, hindu and buddhist temples. the infrastructures have remained intact and stable but there's a great worry and fear that the palaces in

once we get to katmandu, get out of katmandu walk take the bus, get to where people need help. >> she is a nurse. she said many people are staying outside afraid of aftershocks. they are raising funds and say they want to help with the reconstruction but also immediate needs. >> food shelter, water. and then also just to say that we're here. you know you're not alone. >> and in berkeley students at uc berkeley are looking to provide clean water for those in need. >> we believe the most critical situation right now is clean water p. so we are buying clean water filters and organizations are helping us get water purifiers to nepal. >> it is hard for folks abroad. to actually see this and endure. people in nepal going through this. >> sorry about that. that vigil is from 7:00 to 9:00 wednesday at uc berkeley. and they are expecting quite a few people to attend. live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thanks very much. >>> we have new video tonight for pup elite search and rescue team from southern california on its way it help earthquake victims in nepal. the 57-memb

ohs of katmandu this is backed up about 13-kilometers.du temples all around, it is known as nepal's cultural gem. as we might understand from what we have heard the last few days what you saw there many of those badly damaged. in h some cases completely destroyed by the quake and we join katmandu, we heard andrew's story there about one particular community more and more tails coming in from the outlying areas. and people i would imagine now able to build up a picture of just how complete the devastation is away from the capitol. >> it is right the picture is slowly coming together. andrew himself said this is one area that they were able to visit. and there's so many more areas we still have no access to. the government hasn't been able to, no relief team has been there we have added from this one area, 1600 more deaths and the prime minister he said that he believed that the death toll could go over 10,000. now, there are some rumbling that the death toll could go much higher than that. now the two people who are rescued today 20-year-o

. >> hello welcome to the news hour live from katmandu in nepal. we'll have the latest on how thousands of people are looking for aid and relief, how about the rescue operation is proceeding and how the death toll is increasing. up to 5,500 people have perished in the earthquake. >> more violent protests in burundi over the president's aiming for a third term in office. >> a sentencing in the attacksens malala yousafzai. >> it's been a very difficult day for the people of nepal and military personnel. the people are looking for aid help and assistance in one of the countries worst natural disasters. the military are also working around the clock bringing in survivors that managed to live after the earthquake on saturday. helicopters have been coming in on 24 hour base to military bases helping doctors to give medical assist answer. >> a 15-year-old boy was recovered from the rubble in katmandu giving heart to rescue services trying to find survivors with international teams, sniffer dogs around katmandu and the valley around the epicenter. i was at

. >>> 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the capital of katmandu. >> rescue crews are digging in the hopes of finding sir saoeufers. they are trying to accommodate the thousands of people injured and looking for care right now. the u.s., india and china sending basic supplies such as food, supplies, and tents. we have our correspondent over there, and you felt the 6.7-magnitude aftershock, and i am wondering how that is affecting rescue efforts? >> reporter: that is having a serious impact on rescue efforts. you know, i did feel it. you are right, i am in the city of kolkata in india, and to give you a sense, that's not close, if i had to take a flight from here to katmandu, it could be more than an hour's flight, but still we felt the tremors in kolkata this afternoon, and people ran out of their buildings and they were fearful of what could happen here. yes, it's really scaring people over here, and people are nervous after what happened yesterday. a lot of people spent the night outside, and yesterday they were too scared to go indoors or into their homes, or whatever was left of their

drone footage over katmandu shows the devastation, and people are flocking to city squares, and openas, away from buildings out of fear of more after-shocks. and at least three americans died in the nepal earthquake. one of them, google executive dan fredenburg, he was scaling mount everest, and died in an avalanche. his close friends are raising money in his name now, with plans to donate it to often nages that he worked with in nepal. most of them have been destroyed. >>> one northern california man stranned on mount everest finally got to speak with his family using face time. >> i'm good. >> charlton churchill told his wife and daughters he is okay but the aftershocks are still scary. still no word on he will be able to come home. >>> search crews in the country's capital are working nonstop to find survivors. cbs holly williams reports from katmandu. >> reporter: the ground began to heave in nepal at midday on saturday. the security video captured the violent tremors. in just a few minutes, the quake razed buildings to the ground. splintered tarmac roads. and claimed more than 3

katmandu is a poor and crowded city built of brick and cement. the nepal ease are staying as far away from buildings as they can. with the aftershocks still coming people here understandably don't want to spend time indoors let alone spend the night in their homes. so they are camping out on the sidewalks and in the parks. any bit of green space is being occupied. to today, violent aftershocks triggered more avalanches and land slides. a british army climbing team pinned down. >> you can hear the rocks crashing down around us. but unfortunately you can see them coming. >> reporter: a few dozen have been rescued from the mountains. but at least 17 have died includingsqj= three americans. marissa gerawan was from new jersey. dan freddenberg worked for google in california. he described himself online as an adventurer and energetic engineer. and tom caplan, also from california, who was filming a documentary. back in katmandu tourists are stuck as well. >> the earthquake actually was the first day of our stay in katmandu. >> reporter: she slept last

water is going to be a big problem in katmandu. the stores were already running short of bottled water, and even under normal circumstances it's a city that has serious problems with water. >> stewart: in terms of relief agencies have they been able to get to the city and get to the site? and who's sending relief? >> both china and india have come forward proposing significant relief but i think a lot of it is on the way right now. there's a whole area that has been-- has not really been reached by anyone, and that is a lot of villages around katmandu, where people are living in thatch and mud houses that may have been completely demolished. those numbers, we'll get more of a sense tomorrow i think when rescue teams get out towards the epicenter of the earthquake, which is about 50 miles northwest of the capital. >> stewart: i've been following your twitter feed, and it seems there are still tremors being felt? >> reporter: yes, and the population of katmandu is very, very rattled. people scream every time there's an aftershock. so

only on al jazeera america. >> hello welcome to the news hour live from katmandu in nepal. we'll have the latest on how thousands of people are looking for aid and relief, how about the rescue operation is proceeding and how the death toll is increasing. up to 5,500 people have perished in the earthquake. >> more violent protests in burundi over the

remember the quake struck east of katmandu? taken by a tourist 13 miles out. known as nepal's cultural gem. and not surprising in fact as you can see. >> obuildings are badly damaged or destroys by the earthquake. and the aftershocks. we managed to get a team into a remote region in nepal's east massive damage there after the earthquake, sin due it is called a rural district, joust side katmandu, 1600 people confirmed debt, but it is feared the number may be as high as 5,000. five days after this struck, trying to go through their homes. it is just a pile of rubble. people still in shock. it is racialble because only one child died when the quake struck this tiny settlement, and over there look, the children just still in shock really people not sure what to do, where to go. this entire district has really been untouched by help for so many days. only now is aid getting through, and that's only a small number of tents and some food, it is a critical situation here without any shadow of doubt but looking here i still can't take in how no more than one child die

a 19th century landmark in katmandu the nine story tower has been reduced to rubble.eople searched for survivors trapped underneath the popular tourist site. >> we feel not too happy because we were in the middle of the square but then when we come back here, we feel happy. >> reporter: hospitals in the city are so crowded that the injured are being treated in the open. many are children. tens of thousands of people will be spending the night on the streets. the nepalese government is appealing for foreign aid that is starting to come in from around the world. the united states is sending a disaster response team and has pledged an initial million dollars in humanitarian aid. in new york, henna daniels for cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> although that damage is far away the earthquake's emotional toll is being felt right here in philadelphia. "eyewitness news" spoke to members of this family. they are political refugees from nepal who settled in northeast philadelphia five years ago. we met them as they huddled around the television watching news channels there from india

katmandu only aircraft has just one runway, and it is clogged with people desperate to leave. reports from katmandu. >> cat man do international airport, the only way in or out of that pan since saturday's quake. those that survived are finding their way there many have. waiting for days. we are from india and a state of federal government is nowhere in sight. to help us. bewant to go home but we are desperate, we don't know whether we live or die. others are just thank to feel have survived. >> while they try to leave search and rescue arrive with their dogs. this team is from spain. >> sometimes the people the possibility to bring down and it is possible to wipe out the base but we don't have driven. -- on the other side, these are the lucky ones. they survived but having eaten for days until now. lines of people displaced are fed, it is their only source of food. they have lost everything. scenes like this are common. many continue to help in the rescue operation. people buried under tons of rubble. back at the airport planes are arriving all the time, it is working at full

alex abc news katmandu, again. alex abc news katmandu nepal. >> bay area base aid group that has worked in the nepal for the past 25 years has massive company to help the victim of saturday earthquake. group foyrn is from sausolito but lives half the year in nepal. today we spoke with her from katmandu. >> murray getting ready for her 90th birthday party when the earthquake hit. >> oh, my god. if i was my office and my guy if was with me and we fell to the floor p.sliding around. >> the test instruction is almost unimaginable. >> there are millions of people everybody is afraid to good back in the house. all the buildings come down. every open area is filled with people sleeping. >>reporter: her own home not damaged. the. >> it's refuse yuma for a lot of people. up to 50 people here sleeping in and out my garden. unfortunately it's running out of water pretty soon. it's serious. >> old georgia founder of nepal university foundation. we reported on the incredible work many times. the group eliminated child slavery i

sphere destruction in katmandu, the capitol of nepal. 7,000 people live in katmandu. the quake was felt always way as new dehli india. this is the worst tremor to hit the himalayan nation in 80 years. >>> a man was hit by a car in a shopping center parking lot. he was hit in lawn side. this happened on the 100 block of the north white horse pike. the victim was taken to cooper university hospital in serious condition. the driver stopped police are investigating. >>> philadelphia police are searching for a violent thief who attacked a woman in south philadelphia. "action news" reporter, dann cuellar has the details on the vicious attack. >> reporter: police say this was a vicious attack on a woman. she was walking home from the gym when suddenly her attacker comes up from behind and clocks her in the face knocking her unconscious. police are hoping someone may recognize him from the surveillance footage. this is the man police are looking for near the area of the attack. police are asking viewers to take a look at the design of his jacket and laces on sneakers. >> brig

the epicenter near the capital city of katmandu.anche at mt. everest, the tallest mountain in the world. it's peak climbing season. a romanian mountain climber tweeting this morning from everest. he tweeted everest base camp huge earthquake then huge avalanche from a nearby mountain running for life from my tent. unheart. many, many people up the mountain. exact death toll difficult to come by this soon after the quake. with hundreds confirmed dead across nepal. stay with msnbc for the latest details on this as they become available. >>> as we continue from washington, this weekend, for hillary clinton, is the appearance of a scandal as damaging as a smoking gun? chris matthews will be along to talk about that. first, president obama gets a standing ovation and a hug from members of the intelligence community. one day after revealing a cia drone strike killed two western hostages. how have the 2016 candidates responded to the news? the answer may surprise you. stay with us. jeff... hey, scott! this is no time for lollygaggin', lad.

katmandu era un tesoro arquitectÓnico.das que alguna vez pertenecieron estÁn terminando ahora estÁs Íg _ pigas de madera. >> es una gran pÉrdida para la religiÓn, la herencia cultural del paÍs. >> ladrillos cayendo, interrumpen el servicio tenue de la tristeza ocurrida que acompaÑa los cientos de voluntarios. garcia: aunque no se puede comparar con la tragedia humana vivida en esta ciudad es importante entender la importancia ocurrida en este lugar. desde katmandu pablo garcia univision noticias. maria elena: captado por una cÁmara de seguridad se derrumba un edificio. se ve cÓmo la gente corre desesperadamente. jorge: una mujer mexicana desaparecida en utah las cÁmaras de univisiÓn han acompaÑado a la familia de la joven. nos muestra durante el trabajo que han hecho los padres de la vÍctima. duran: del aeropuerto de irte saint lake utah. >> ella me decÍa que era una ciudad segura y que nunca iba a pasar nada. duran: esperanzados de encontrarla con vida, la familia entera recorriÓ las calles. no puede ser que nadie haya vi

katmandu is not the same as the mass devastation in port-au-prince in 2010.e as big as that, but it's covering a wider area. the poverty levels when you get out of katmandu are more extreme. >> brown: thank you andy bastable of oxfam. >> thank you very much. >> ifill: the 7.8 magnitude earthquake was the strongest to hit the himalayan nation in more than 80 years. the country is at the junction of a major fault line between two tectonic plates, the indian and eurasian ones. as you can see on this color- coded map, strong shakes were felt far away from the epicenter northeast of kathmandu. orange and yellow areas indicate strong to severe shaking. in the days since, there have been at least 18 aftershocks. to help us understand more, i'm joined by david applegate associate director for natural hazards, with the u.s. geological survey. so give us the geological explanation the layman's explanation for what actually happened here. >> so what we're looking at with thisiary is it's a -- with this area is it's a collision zone. most to have the areas where we have

embassy in katmandu with another 150 at a different compound. but there are still americans unaccounted for in the chaos. jonathan hunt, fox news. >>> a google executive from the bay area guyed in the earthquake. he was one of 18 killed by an avalanche on mt. everest. >> this is how we get ready for everest. >> sharing youtube video. an experienced climber training to climb mt. everest. he is from san francisco and worked as the director of privacy for google. he was posting pictures of his trek up the mountain and trying to raise money for two orphages. -- orphanages. he championed causes that protected the environment. gling said he was in nepal with three hiking mt. everest. the three others are safe. >>> four americans are among the 4,000 people killed in the earthquake in nepal. 7,000 others were injured and those numbers are expected to go up. emergency relief efforts are underway to help the survivors. ktvu's azenith smith is at the american red cross in san jose. >> reporter: the american red cross tells me they have been getting calls f

in katmandu vendors have begun to return to the streets, and on mount everest, nbc news captured theselusive images of the peak's base camp. officials believe they have rescued all the climbers from the cliff's upper reaches, but many are still stuck at base camp, 17,000 feet above sea level, and a one to two-week trek from major towns. joining me now from katmandu nepal, how long is it estimated until climbers can leave base camp or get evacuated out of base camp? >> reporter: hi, alex. it's already started, really. a lot of climbers have decided to take the dignified approach and they climbed up. injured climbers have already been evacuated really but a lot of people have this option of paying for their chopper ride down as well. but there's still hundreds of people out there. most of the injured have been evaced. but a lot of people are climbing down, and the climb is anywhere from three to five days. >> what about the aid situation? we know a lot of these villages are really hard to access, even in god timeod times. what about accessibility in remote parts of nepal? >> reporter: we

we went to a town which was about 40-kilometers outside of the katmandu valley. there must have been 40 casualties flowing into our hospital, it is the earthquake, had just happened injuries serious injuries back injuries head injuries this was from a building that has just collapsed. people being treated on the bare floor, people outside people in the street. getting basic triage, before entering the hospital because of the problem. they were doing a remarkable job, they were doing an incredible job keeping hygiene up, despite the extraordinary situation. there offense a desperate immediate, and the calls are being made for more and more help. coming back to your question, who is coordinating it? supposed to be the military, they are doing their level best be uh the government has to stand accountable for coordination for the united nations, and there is a commit toe of coordination committee, a high level set off long time ago for an emergency like this, although nobody could have conceived of the enurety but it is the government that stands accountable for wha

beyond katmandu ancient temples and cultural gems are ruined. on mount everest climbers struggle to stay alive. the structure of the mountain as changed. >> reporter: the quake dislodged tons of snow. one of the climbers posted this video of the moment when the earthquake hit. three americans were killed. an american military plane is on the way to nepal with tons of supplies for relief and teams of experts. >> the american red cross is mounting an international response to the earthquake they have committed $300,000. if you would like to donate head to 6abc.com. we have a link to the red cross save the children donation page. >>> local families with relatives in nepal are reacting to the news of the earthquake. four students from muhlenberg college from the lehigh valley studying in nepal are safe. >> a philadelphia mother is facing charges authorities she punished four children by locking them in time basement. katherine scott is live outside the special victims units with more on the story. good morning katherine. >> reporter: good morning, t

and, they were in the capitol of katmandu.andslide around remote villages are making it difficult to find and search for survivors. >>> people reacting to the devastation here at home. some locals are watching as everything unfold in that country. jennifer join is live with how some people are doing and i guess waiting for word about. >> reporter: yes it took a long time to get that word because power had been out. people weren't able to get their phone calls through so finally the family here, people here in lafayette hill were able to get that two minute phone call alerting them that their family was okay but death toll is rising and conditions are worsening. this family says they are concerned about not only their family's well-being after the quake but all nepal people. they have set up a relief jar, collecting donations and additionally they are toe nateing a portion of the profits over the next movement they are planning a fund raising dinner on thursday and a remembrance walk at the way to get the resources to the peopl

the 7.9 magnitude tremor hit near katmandu. was so strong it could be felt always far away in pakistan. this is where nepal is, to put it in prospective pakistan is over here, that's 700 miles away. cawrkts have -- casualties have been reported as far south as bangladesh. we have learned that 449 people are dead. 181 in katmandu alone. the death toll is expected to rise as victims are discovered in the rubble of buildings. this is the worst tremor to hit the himalayan nation in over 80 years. we'll continue to update you on "action news" an 6abc.com. >>> back here at home an 18-year-old died on the operating table after being shot in camden. police are looking for the person who shot him in the back. he was gunned down on the 100 block of mechanic street before 1:00 a.m. he died at cooper university hospital. a camden county police have not released his name or said what the motive is in this shooting. >>> philadelphia police are investigating an overnight shooting in juniata. officers found blood and shell casings behind the h

desde el aeropuerto de katmandÚ.el sexto lugar el sistema penitenciario es deficiente y estaban gobernados por el crimen organizado, de acuerdo a un informe. tenemos el informe de alejandro roldÁn. alejandro: el hijo de rocÍo tapia estÁ acusado de violaciÓn. rocÍo: ahora si que va mal al dÍa. es la primera vez que lo voy a ver. alejandro: para rosa tapia lo primero que rondan en las cÁrceles, es injusticia. rosa: hay mÁs inocentes que culpables, la verdad. alejandro: esta mujer tiene a su hermano y esposo en prisiÓn, acusados de robo. para poder visitarlos le piden un pago. >> tienen que pagar una lista sino no nos dejan salir a comprar. alejandro: uno de los factores es el endurecimiento de las penas a delitos menores. >> la gente no tiene en el interior de los penales muchas veces ni siquiera un lugar digno donde dormir. muchas veces tienen que dormir de pie. alejandro: el sistema penitenciario en mÉxico es deficiente. >> estado bajo el control de algÚn grupo delictivo. alejandro: la mayorÍa de las 270.000 internos

the destruction. >> the devastating earthquake leveled buildings and flattened the capitol sit of katmandu historic center. witnesses describe a scene of chaos, and panic as hundreds scrambled on to the streets to get away from the buildings collapsing around them. the relentless tremors are making many afraid to go back inside. >> the quake toppled temple that have stood for centuries a 19th century landmark in katmandu the nine story dara harrah tower has been reduced to rubble. people searched for survivors trapped underneath the popular tourist site. >> we feel not too unhappy the middle of the square, but then we come back here we feel less happen. >> i hospitals in the city are so crowded that the injured are being treated in the open. many are children. tens of thousands of people will be spending the night on the street. the government is appealing for foreign aid that's starting to come in from around the world. the united states is sending a disaster response team, and has pledged initial million dollars in humanitarian aid. in new york, hen a daniels cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>

. >> es una batalla de tiempo que se libran nepal tras el fuerte terremoto de 7.8 que destruyÓ katmandudÁveres Éstos incineran para evitar riesgos en la salud. en los hospitales la situaciÓn es sobria tras el nÚmero de heridos se continÚa incrementÁndose se eleva mÁs de 7000 y los insumos hospitalarioscomo los mÉdicos no dan abasto. lejos de los escombros y los edificios la gente busca resguardo en campos de refugiados y en tiendas de campaÑa porque ser registrado fuertes rÉplicas desde el devastador terremoto. la crisis no sÓlo se extenderÁ zonas rurales que han quedado incomunicadas por los deslaves sino tambiÉn hasta monte everest en donde se produjo una fuerte avalancha tras el terremoto que en cuestiÓn de 10 segundos destruyÓ el campamento arrasando con todo. incluyendo la vida de 18 escaladores, cuatro de ellos norteamericanos. helicÓpteros estuvieron trasladÁndolos 61 heridos hospitales y este terremoto catalogado con el pero los Últimos 80 aÑos se sintiÓ en china, pakistÁn y la india dejando entre los tres paÍses cerca de 92 muertos. ayuda humanitaria de mÁs de 16 paÍses continu

>>> in our breaking news this massive earthquake 7.9 magnitude hit nepal less than 50-miles from katmandu. at least 20 people have been killed and many more injured. the historic buildings in katmandu tumbled to the ground, the death tolls are still coming in, the country is suffering after shocks, we'll continue to bring you updates on air and wusa9.com. >>> and the lanes are closed to route 123 we're told a car has gone over to embankment there but not going into the water. >>> protesters are promising one of the big freddie gray rally yet. with more protests also more questions about gray's death joining us more on what's planned and they say this protest is going to be huge. >> protesters are planning to shut down the city, march through the streets, disrupt traffic you can expect a mess today in baltimore, the protests have been mainly peaceful, but the mayor says she is worried about outsiders coming in and planning to cause trouble. some are predicting thousands of people will turn out for the demonstration one day after the baltimore police department acknowledged that it failed t

holly williams has just arrived in katmandu. >> the earth began to shake violently in the katmandu valleys just before noon, burying people beneath their own homes, shredding tarmacs and leveling century old temples in these ancient capital. i was at home watching tv and suddenly i was thrown out of my bed, i ran as fast as i could to get to safety. crowded into hospitals broken and bleeding, he is testing the resources of an impoverished nation survivors set up camp on open ground too terrified to return home as after shocks continued to jolt the city sending people scrambling for cover. the earthquake comes again and we don't have the chance to run we'll be buried alive. rescue workers are digging through buildings many without the tools they need to penetrate the surface. today they found this man alive beneath the rubble, next to him was body of someone who didn't make it they expect to find many more. international help has been promised but katmandu's airport was closed until this morning so little has made it into the country so far. nestled high in the himalayasment nepal sits on t

. >>> han salido nuevas imÁgenes en donde sorprendiÓ a los habitantes de katmandÚ captaron como la xugsca bola de nieve arrasÓ con todo a su paso matando a 19 personas al dÍa siguiente los sobrevivientes regresaron >>> llegaron ama drid 120 refugiados incluyendo varios latinoamericanos. dicen que salvarse ha sido como volver a nacer. >>> manuel de santiago tiene los testimonioss a continuaciÓn. >> miguel angel brancamonte volviÓ a salir. >>> jonathan fue sorprendido dentro de un taxi en donde pudo escapar. >>> me salvÉ gracias para el con tukt conductor. >>> estÁbamos ahÍ no Éramos consciente de la grandeza del defsh moto no tenÍamos imÁgenes, no tenÍamos nada. >>> en el transcurso del dÍa llegaron a madrid ciudadanos originales de mÉxico irlanda >> >>> quiero saludar al pueblo de nepal que los llevo acÁ. >>> alberto estuvo reportado como desaparecido hasta 3 dÍas despuÉs del terremoto hoy dÍa ya estÁ con su familia en colombia y recuerda como saliÓ de la habitaciÓn del hotel en donde estaba en katmandÚ. >>> por las paredes tratamos de llegar y llegamos a las escaleras y logramos salir.

he moved from katmandu seven years ago. now members of a nepali student association are taking stock of what happened. some family members lost homes or have a tie to people that who did not survive. students and an adviser are doing what they can to help with clean water after a massive earthquake ripped through the himalayan nation. it was a rush to try and reach family. >> i tried to reach them and i was swor rid. i think around 4:00 a.m. i got a hold of them. that's when i was relieved. i knew that back home, did -- unfortunately, the day goes on. i realize here that many friends didn't make it. i have friends and neighbors of other friends who didn't make it. >> the road are cracked and -- [ inaudible ] and that might create another dire problem. so we want focus on something and focus on water and sanitation. >> they do have a go fund me page set up with the front slash water for nepal and will hold a candle light vigil from 7:00 to 9:00 at uc berkeley. christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you so much. a group

. >>> four students from allentown, three were in katmandu the 4th was in india. they are studying tibetan and himalayan cultures. school officials got information about the students quickly. >> we were in direct contact not only by e-mail, but one of the representatives that is on stateside, we were able to to have conversation over the phone and one mother face timed with her son in india. >> there's no word when they plan to return home. >>> an assist and principal at a high school stands accused of inappropriately touching a teenager. he is charged with aggravated sexual contact. the alleged victim was 15 years old and not a student in the district. they say snyder admitted to the charges. >>> two people were charged with the abduction of an 86-year-old military veteran and his girlfriend in southwest philadelphia. the couple was forced into a car, the alleged kidnapper forced the couple to rent cars and open a debit calendar account in the -- debit card account in the victim's names. the couple was released uninjured, more arrests are expected. >>> a man has

the destructn immense, flattening sections of katmandu and mt. just as the climbing season begins. more than 1,500 people including one american are confirmed dead. we begin tonight with nbc's kelly cobiella. >> reporter: nepal is a country in ruins tonight. its people badly shaken and afraid. historic temples destroyed. hospitals overwhelmed. a massive quake hit just before noon without warning. >> walls are crumbling right and left. and i turn to my son and i say, oh my god, it's an earthquake. it's almost as if waves are moving you up and moving you down. and i have to hold on to the side of the car door. it was, i mean, utter terror really. >> reporter: the 7.8 quake shook so violently witnesses say people jumped out of buildings to avoid being crushed. some rescues were miraculous. d s of five countries. chinese soldiers racing to help. families mourn india. in nepal's capital, katmandu the 19th century tower a popular tourist site is gone. more than 150 people buried and rescuers are desperately digging. to the east on mt. everest sherpas w

the magnitude 7.8 quake shook the capitol of katmandu. homes in nepal have been demolished.ncient temperatures reduced to -- temples reduced to rubble. scores are being attended to in the street. india, tibet and bangladesh reporting casualties the quake triggered an avalanche on mount everest. 8 bodies have been recovered and others are missing. just to give you prospective of how powerful it was it had the same mack toad as the one that hit san francisco in 2906. this death toll -- 1906. this death toll number is expected to climb stay with "action news" and 6abc.com for the latest developments. >>> protesters are threatening to shut down the city of baltimore over the death of freddie gray who died who was severely injured in police custody. investigators are keying in on a photo and potential witness they want to speak with. gore are a rivera is in the baltimore with more. >> at no point did he have a seat belt on. >> no excuses for that period. >> reporter: this morning a heartbreaking community serve e searching for answers after the death of 25-year-old freddie gray.

this is a photo from the newspaper katmandu showing his rescue on sunday.oing well at a hospital there. we also know the parents survived as well. a group of friends from san jose survived the earthquake, they were there on earthquake, hours from boarding the plane to head home when the earthquake hit. ktvu's azenith smith is live. i can't imagine how happy they are to be home. >> they are really happy and they just got back yesterday. i have been gathering all week and earlier we told you how two people died in nepal from the south bay. there is also this group of survivors, they experienced california earthquakes before but nothing like this. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a relaxing get away. four friends on a hiking trip. everything they had dreamed up till their last meal when the restaurant began to shake. >> being from california we knew immediately what it was. it was violent and long. i was knocked off my feet and crawled to the doorway. >> reporter: she says worry and panic erupted. she likened it to the earthquake in 1989 yet this one longer

she wanted to go back to katmandu. we said go. she won't up going back to her home state family and she told us this morning that she heard that the lodge where she is staying near the national park, and the village there was totally destroyed. the so she got out, just in time. >> reporter: and good news for those muhlenburg college students. we have learn from their parents that the school program they are with down there is working on an evacuation plan but it could still take days. a as for bandita, she does tell us they are putting together some sort of fundraiser or vigil they hope to have friday night. we will have details for it once they put it together on the web site at six abc.com. reporting live from the satellite center, annie mccormack for channel six "action news". >> thank you. >>> red cross is mounting an international response to the earthquake. the organization is committed an initial $300,000. if you would like to donate just log on to red cross.org and click on donate now. >>> back here at home four young chil

said he was being helicopterrered heading to katmandu. days ago. still having trouble reaching towns and villages, the death toll has topped 5,000 is expected to ultimately reach close to 10,000. now the u.s. is leading relief efforts the un says the earthquake affected up to 8 million people, but the u.n. also fears that injured survivors will die because they did not receive immediate medical attention. >>> boy, all right. thank you brian. >>> uc berkeley is holding a vigil and fundraiser for nepal, it starts at 7:00. now a group of california firefighters and search dogs are headed to nepal in hopes of finding more survivors a dog trainer tells us that 6 k-9 handlers were there several years ago, while they were mostly based in southern california, one was found through a rescue group. >> you train by teaching a dog that has a lot of emergency and focus to find a specific item which is a live human, and bark when they find scent. >> this is the team, these dogs have a difficult task ahead of them, especially because of rainy weather no

rescue teams are digging through the rubble in the capitol of katmandu looking for more survivors but time is indeed running out. >>> and today the evacuation of hundreds of climbers got under way at base camps on mount everest. 18 people have been killed on the mountain, four of them americans. an avalanche swept through the camp after the earthquake hit on saturday. >>> there are connections between what's going on in nepal to immediate relief efforts going on in south brunswick new jersey. new jersey correspondent nora muchanic has that story. >> anything and everything. need food, water shelter. >> reporter: the president of friends of nepal new jersey says the needs there are immediate. but instead of collecting food clothing and supplies that could take two months to reach his native country he's focusing on fundraising. his 82-year-old mother, brother and other family members are in shelters right now but alive. we spoke near the tallest buddha statue on the western hemisphere in south brunswick where he told me that rather than rush home to nepal he will try to use his contact

so far many rescue teams have had trouble reaching devastated villages outside katmandu. >> four student from muhlenberg college allentown are studding in nepal this semester, school confirmed they're safe, and reading in part, we urge members of the muhlenberg community to remember in their thoughts and prayers the many who perish, were injured or suffered other losts in this disaster, and suggest that we support relief efforts when they are announced. >>> new this morning child being treated for smoke inhalation after a fire starts in one home and threads to two others. 2600 block of north 18th street. , fire crews had to deal with heavy smoke before finding the source of the fire. the child inside one of those homes was transport today st. christopher's, no word right now on their condition. >>> philadelphia police may charge mother who allegedly lock her four children in the basement. >> one of those children called 911 from their home on east atlantic street in kensington, "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us outside the special victims unit with the latest information on

tons of relief supplies are headed to katmandu but the airport can't handle all the traffic. the u.s. is sending a disaster relief team and $1 million in aid to get things started. joining us now is the chief spokesperson for the u.n. world food program in america, betina luisa. i understand you already -- there were assets being positioned in the area because there were fears something like this could happen. could you tell us about those preparations? >> less than a month ago, we started an open humanitarian staging area. our experts have been working for years with the nepalese government and our other colleagues on preparing the country for exactly this kind of situation. so at the airport we have warehouses equipment and other things because the airport is the crucial entry point into the country. that's where the relief supplies will be coming in. and have already started to come in. those warehouses are storing those relief plies so then get them on to other partners. the world food program not only does food aid but we do logistical help. we help them get their people

. >>> more than 4,000 people were known to have died,and this one in katmandu, have been running and, hundreds of you of unknown victims, and, they are landing in katmandu, and with many roads blocked and sometime to reach, those who need them most. and, andrew simmons has more. >>> the crowds are either homeless orefrusing to return to the houses for fear of another earthquake. >>> this is where many of them have come from, from street-to-street, homes destroyed, and, the army is trying to save lives, and their success rate has diminfished. and, their efforts are now more direct. and, this officer was frustrated that he hasn't gotten specialized search equipment. >>> we have to work, he tells me. and, really help, if we had equipment like sensors. >>> and this is the sort of scene you come across all over this district and this was a really close community, and now look at it. >>> two families had lived amongst these ruins and now five people are dead. >>> his only son is ten-years-old here and he's dead now aged, 21. >>> you found him here,. >>> yes. >>> look. >>> and, i found, the

refgue efforts are continuing for a third day in the capital, katmandu.housands of foreign tourists were caught in this disaster. climbers are being evacuated. one of the survivors describe what happened. >> a big ice shelf and it was just released. we saw it hit. it hits one level and then it just shot right back up. told the group to get down. it was like, 4,000 feet of snow coming and there's no where to run. >> back in katmandu many people sleeping out in the open in tents. the fear of more aftershocks. people have lost homes. al there are problems with electricity, water, food given these dire conditions many people are desperate to leave the city. we're seeing chaotic scenes at the airport. coming in there are emergency rescue teams arriving. international teams. aid is coming in. the u.s. military is sending an aid flight which is due to land in the capital today. people in that country are not just going to need help right now, but also for some time to come. >> all right. thank you very much. >> thank you for that. >> our prayers are with the fam

. >>> welcome to allen schauffler i'm at katmandu. after this country's largest earthquake and the death toll is rise to go over 3-and-a-half,000 people. >>> and and the president moves to tighten his power. and war poverty and oppression at home, to make it and tough times await these my grants in italy. >>> those headlines and in england, and he can get even better. ♪ ♪ welcome to this special program, in nep pel, the death toll has risen to 3,700 and officials believe it will rise. they are continuing to dig and search for the many people that they still believe are buried untons of rubble, and across the earthquake, epicenter, and the region of central nay pal and, there have been over 100 aftershocks after the earthquake which was a 7.8 magnitude. it's been a difficult day on monday here, and i'm in the square, one of the most important historical locations for the people of nay pal and there are royal palaces that date back to hundreds of years and the tall let monuments and temples, that date back thousands of years and, they h