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Originally shared by U.S. Department of State U.S. Increases Funding to Nepal Earthquake Relief Effort By Alfonso E. Lenhardt During my brief trip to #Nepal, I witnessed firsthand the strength and courage of the Nepali people. From rescuing family and friends in the immediate aftermath of the April 25 earthquake, to sharing food and water with neighbors, the Nepali people are a model of how communities can work together in the face of tremendous loss and devastation. The United States has stood by Nepal for more than 60 years, and USAID is working shoulder-to-shoulder with the Nepali people as part of an international relief effort. USAID deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) hours after the earthquake struck to help in the search for survivors and coordinate the U.S. response to the disaster. Last week, five days after the earthquake struck, we all saw the amazing footage of the DART team saving a 15-year-old boy trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building. Families...

Originally shared by Google To help responders in #Nepal who’re working tirelessly to identify impacted areas, chart evacuation routes and find those most in need of aid, we continue to provide updated satellite imagery. Here are some images that show the impact, access to the full imagery and more on our efforts → goo.gl/EqocGu

Originally shared by Google People around the world are searching for ways to help #Nepal, as shown in this chart of searches for ‘Nepal’ and ‘help’ in various languages in the earthquake’s aftermath. For our part, we’ve launched Person Finder to help people find family and friends affected by the disaster, and we’ve made calls to Nepal from anywhere in the world 1¢/min (normally 19¢/min) to help people connect. We chose 1¢/min, instead of making calls free, to prevent spammers abusing the offer and adding more load to the already stretched Nepalese telephone network. More info at: goo.gl/EqocGu