7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal, felt in India

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let's hope those canadian workers currently there are safe too

wow our team based in India is already enroute

and we can already donate...thanks Spammy
you're welcome. :) I also hope all the Canadian workers there are safe as well.
 

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That is miserable. Death toll is now over 1400. I wonder how many
people might have been saved if their houses hadn't fallen on them.
 

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Are you willing to celebrate the Nepal earthquake by purchasing Vincent Chase sunglasses for Rs 500? Well, Lenskart.com wants you to do so.


Soon after Nepal was rocked by a massive earthquake at around 11:45 am today, e-commerce website Lenskart.com took no time to apparently ‘celebrate’ the disaster by sending a promotional SMS. The SMS said, “Shake it off like this Earthquake: Get any Vincent Chase Sunglasses upto Rs. 3000 for FLAT Rs. 500, by sending invites to 50 friends


Meanwhile, another similar promotional SMS was sent by American Swan at 4:48 pm today. The brand seemed really excited to introduce their “Earth Shattering offer” to consumers.




Blog: Lenskart offers discount to ‘shake it off’ like the Nepal earthquake | The Indian Express






 

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What is sad about this earthquake is that these poor countries can't afford to build proper houses that are more earthquake resistant..

In short it's always the poorest people who are the victims, yet there are individuals with billions of dollars to their name. Humanity is screwed.



Also the lost culture and buildings destroyed.. so very sad.

-1 WTF Walter, you have something against poor people?? Quit being a tool.
 

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What is sad about this earthquake is that these poor countries can't afford to build proper houses that are more earthquake resistant..

In short it's always the poorest people who are the victims, yet there are individuals with billions of dollars to their name. Humanity is screwed.
You may be screwed but not humanity.
 

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You may be screwed but not humanity.

Nah, Walter you're pretty screwed..

...and Humanity is screwed.. take a look at the Middle East where they are caging people and burning them alive, where they take young girls and turn them into sex slaves, where people are executed because of their religion.

...and because of these fine folks.. 33 Reasons Why Humanity is Doomed

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Don't forget to donate to the Red Cross..

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I am against the gubmint helping the poor. Are there fewer poor people since the US Gubmint started it's war on poverty? No.
That is because the Gov has more people working for it to take care of fewer poor people. There could be no poor people if they fired most of the Gov workers as most people can usually tell what time of day they should eat all by themselves.
 

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I am against the gubmint helping the poor. Are there fewer poor people since the US Gubmint started it's war on poverty? No.
we don't have a war on poverty here in CANADA

and those existing in poverty can at least feed their kids thanks to your tax dollars whether you want to help them or not

That is because the Gov has more people working for it to take care of fewer poor people. There could be no poor people if they fired most of the Gov workers as most people can usually tell what time of day they should eat all by themselves.
there are not nearly enough social workers to handle the epidemic of poverty and abuse

The death toll keeps rising, and probably will continue to do so. Bad aftershocks too.

Strong aftershocks as death toll from Nepal quake continues to climb | CTV News

The worst of it would always be to survive but be trapped in the rubble. Will they dig people out in time? Are they awake and aware of what's going on? That's the stuff of nightmares.
and because it was a holiday there were people out and about the statues and monuments that usually would not have been...therefore more buried...it was pretty much the worst case scenario
 

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Google executive killed in avalanche triggered by earthquake in Nepal
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First posted: Saturday, April 25, 2015 06:23 PM EDT | Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2015 06:31 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES - Google executive Dan Fredinburg was among 18 people killed on Mount Everest after a 7.8 earthquake ripped through Nepal on Saturday morning.
His younger sister, Megan, made the announcement on Instagram. He apparently suffered a "major head injury."
Fredinburg was chief of privacy for the company's Google X facility. Last year, he reportedly survived another deadly avalanche on Mount Everest.
"We appreciate all of the love that has been sent our way thus far and know his soul and his spirit will live on in so many of us," his sister wrote. "All our love and thanks to those who shared this life with our favorite hilarious strong willed man. He was and is."
Fredinburg, along with two other Google executives, were featured in an article in the U.K.'s the Guardian newspaper about their travels to Everest.
Google executive Dan Fredinburg. (WENN)

Google executive killed in avalanche triggered by earthquake in Nepal | News | T
 

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Google executive killed in avalanche triggered by earthquake in Nepal
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First posted: Saturday, April 25, 2015 06:23 PM EDT | Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2015 06:31 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES - Google executive Dan Fredinburg was among 18 people killed on Mount Everest after a 7.8 earthquake ripped through Nepal on Saturday morning.
His younger sister, Megan, made the announcement on Instagram. He apparently suffered a "major head injury."
Fredinburg was chief of privacy for the company's Google X facility. Last year, he reportedly survived another deadly avalanche on Mount Everest.
"We appreciate all of the love that has been sent our way thus far and know his soul and his spirit will live on in so many of us," his sister wrote. "All our love and thanks to those who shared this life with our favorite hilarious strong willed man. He was and is."
Fredinburg, along with two other Google executives, were featured in an article in the U.K.'s the Guardian newspaper about their travels to Everest.
Google executive Dan Fredinburg. (WENN)

Google executive killed in avalanche triggered by earthquake in Nepal | News | T
young and bright, what a shame