Humanitarian response to the April 2015 Nepal earthquake

[2][3][4] Many thousands of people died, with most casualties reported in Nepal (including Mount Everest), and adjoining areas of India, China,Bhutan and Bangladesh.

[15] The Indian Army sent three military commanders led by Major General J. S. Sandhu to Nepal to coordinate, oversee, and fast-track the rescue, relief, and evacuation efforts.

[29] An inter-ministerial team comprising senior officials from the ministries of Home, Defence, External Affairs, and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) went to Nepal to coordinate rescue and relief operations.

The Indian government sent teams of senior executives and engineers from state-run energy companies to Nepal to restore power lines and ensure uninterrupted fuel supplies.

The Indian Air Force conducted extensive helicopter operations, rescuing at least 337 injured people and air-dropping 3.5 tons of relief materials in inaccessible places.

[43] The Ministry of Emergency Situations sent one ton of drugs, medical supplies, tents, blankets, and packaged drinking water aboard Beriev Be-200 aircraft.

[44] Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was dismayed by the deaths caused by the earthquake[45] and dispatched a BAF Lockheed C-130B aircraft with 10 tonnes of relief materials, including tents, dry food, water, and blankets.

Four cargo trucks carrying approximately 25 metric tons of essential relief materials for earthquake victims in Nepal left Dhaka on 27 April.

Economic Affairs Minister Norbu Wangchuk also conveyed condolences, and announced the suspension of World Intellectual Property Day celebrations in solidarity with the Nepali, and that there was no major damage in Bhutan.

Under the command of the Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, a medical team of 63 personnel led by Tobgay and the health minister arrived in Kathmandu.

[54] The Brazilian Ministry of External Relations released a note expressing "deep sadness" and conveyed its "condolences and solidarity to the families of the victims, the people and the Government of Nepal".

[57] Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued a statement offering "heartfelt condolences to the people of Nepal and northern India", and "wish[ing] a speedy recovery to all those injured".

[58] Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson asserted that "Canada will do everything it can to assist", and said the country was contributing CAD $5 million to the relief efforts.

[63] The same day, the country's most populous province – Ontario – pledged CAD $1 million to the Canadian Red Cross,[62] and a Boeing C-17 military transport took off loaded with additional emergency supplies – "including blankets, jerry cans, kitchen sets, hygiene kits, and tarps" – from the nation's own stockpiles.

[72] Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying sent a letter of condolence to Yadav to express his deepest sympathies to the victims of the disastrous earthquake in Nepal on behalf of Hong Kong.

[74] The chairperson of the Finance Committee of the LegCo, Tommy Cheung of the Liberal Party, announced on 30 April that the provision had been passed by circulation without going through the normal procedure of an open meeting.

[78] The Government of the Czech Republic said they were giving to Nepal CZK 20 million (US$791,378) in aid and sent the disaster response team in Melamchi, including 36 medicals and 13 firefighters, for a month.

The Finnish Red Cross launched a fundraising campaign for Nepal and sent a team of relief workers along with medical and logistical supplies to the region to assist with recovery operations.

[89] On 26 April 2015, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development Laurent Fabius announced that an initial mission of 11 rescuers plus equipment and supplies was departing for Kathmandu that morning.

[91] On 3 May, a team of 52 German relief workers – including physicians, expert searchers, and multiple dog squads – landed in Nepal with a mobile medical treatment centre.

[97] Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham also expressed sympathy with the Nepalese government and nation over the deadly earthquake that hit the country earlier in the day, offering condolences to the families of the victims and wishing immediate recovery to those injured in the disaster.

[103] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dispatched a search and rescue team that included physicians to Nepal, and expressed Israel's willingness to assist in any way possible.

[105] On 26 April, two El Al Boeing 747-400 jumbo jets carrying an Israel Defense Forces search and rescue delegation, with medical elements and necessary equipment, were dispatched to Nepal.

The team included experts from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Police Agency, and JICA, along with rescuers, search and rescue dog handlers, communication specialists, physicians, and field coordinators.

[112] On 26 April, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, contacted Yadav to express his sorrow over the devastation in Nepal, and sent his condolences.

Aquino directed the Department of Foreign Affairs to send a team from the Philippine embassy in New Delhi, India, to go to Nepal and meet the needs of Filipinos affected by the earthquake.

Two other aircraft left on 27 April with 120 tonnes of relief materials, in addition to a field hospital provided by Qatari Red Crescent (QRC) to deliver medical aid.

Russia's Ministry for Emergency Situations offered aid to Nepal in addressing the aftermath,[139] and assembled a team of over 50 rescue workers with "expansive experience of operations in … areas struck by earthquakes", including China, Haiti, and Turkey.

On 25 April, special Sri Lanka Air Force C-130 Hercules flights departed for Nepal with a stock of emergency relief supplies, medicine, and groups of specialist physicians and other medical staff.

On 26 April, the Ministry of Interior sent an 88-member search and rescue team led by the director of Abu Dhabi Civil Defence, Lt. Col. Mohammed Al Ansari, to Nepal.