Japanese Ambassador Kunio Takahashi Paid a Visit to NRCS

Indra Adhikari
Kathmandu, 30 November

Japanese Ambassador H.E. Mr. Kunio Takahashi has paid a visit to Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) headquarters following his tenure in Nepal before a month. Mr.Takahashi had a courtesy call with Prof. Bishwa Keshar Maskey, Acting Chairman of NRCS and acknowledged the contribution made by NRCS in the support of earthquake and tsunami affected people in Japan this year. NRCS has transferred 35,726 CHF to the Japanese Red Cross Society that was donated by individuals and institutions in Nepal. In addition NRCS had a support of 2,000 CHF on the next day of the disaster. The donation in Nepal will be continuously collected till March 2012.

Threat of quake awakened Nepal: NRCS activated relief mechanism

Indra Adhikari
Kathmandu, 22 October

In fact, earthquake cannot be predicated so probably it was not anticipated by Nepalese people, in particular people living in the eastern Nepal. But no sooner they arrived at home after completing their day-time business on 17 September, a 6.9 Richter scale earthquake struck. It quivered many parts of Nepal and mostly Kathmandu and the eastern Nepal observed heavy effect at 18:25 local time. It claimed 7 lives and left 6,343 families displaced as they lost their houses. At least 72 people were found seriously injured.