The Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation established the whereabouts of 40 Russians in Nepal, with whom there was no connection after the earthquake

The Ministry of the Russian Federation for civil defense, emergency situations and the elimination of the consequences of natural disasters (Ministry of Emergencies) established the whereabouts of 40 Russians in Nepal, which for a long time did not get in touch after the destructive earthquake in this country. This was stated by Interfax on Thursday Deputy Head of the Department Vladimir Stepanov.

"Those about 40 people we were talking about the day before, we have data about their whereabouts and, accordingly, will take measures in order to focus them at the airport and take them out. Everyone is alive, well," Stepanov said. According to him, the Ministry of Emergency Situations will evacuate the next group of Russians from Nepal, "as soon as a group of 40 people," the board of the Ministry of Emergencies will immediately fly out.

The Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation will continue to deliver humanitarian aid to Nepal, who suffered from the earthquake, also told the deputy head of the department Vladimir Stepanov to reporters. "There is an order to continue the work. We will deliver humanitarian aid there, and to take people back, that is, we will work with shuttles," said Stepanov, whose words are quoted by TASS.

Russian climbers are not going to evacuate

Meanwhile, it became known that Russian climbers, located on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest, do not plan to evacuate. According to TASS, a press secretary of the Federation of Climbings of Russia (FAR) Marina Sivokon, the group is going to complete the planned ascent and wait for Everest to be open to travelers again. Last Tuesday, the Tibeta Association made a decision due to an earthquake in Nepal to close Everest for climbers for the whole season.

According to Sivokon, with a group of tourists consisting of 25 Russians and 20-30 Sherpov, everything is in order. They are located in the base camp at an altitude of 5100 meters on the Tibetan side of Everest. Among the climbers and the film crew of the famous TV presenter Valdis Pelsh, she said. Earlier it was reported that the expedition of Russians was designed until the end of May.

In turn, the Executive Director of the Former Roman Bryk told TASS that another group of climbers led by the President of the Russian Federation of Russia Andrei Volkova decided to independently walk from the village of Namch-Bazar in the Khumbu Airport in Nepal. According to him, the departure of a group consisting of 15 people is scheduled for on a onion to Kathmandu on May 6. They plan to go from Nepal to Russia on May 7. After the earthquake, this group of climbers decided to make tracking - a hike with an rise to small peaks, but abandoned a serious ascent.

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.9 occurred in Nepal on April 25. After the main earthquake, another 70 repeated shocks of smaller magnitude were recorded. On Mount Everest, which is the highest peak of the Earth, the earthquake caused the gathering of snow avalanches. As a result, about 80 climbers died. The underground shocks were also felt in the capital of India and its eastern, northern and northeastern states, where more than 70 died and about 250 people, as well as in Myanmar and Bangladesh, suffered.

Nepal police clarified data on the dead

The Nepal police reported on her Facebook page on Thursday that the earthquake took the lives of five thousand 630 people. More than 7.8 thousand people were injured. The day before it was reported that the number of dead exceeded six thousand people.

For its part, the EFE agency cites other data with reference to the power of Nepal: five thousand 489 dead and 10 thousand 965 wounded. The agency also notes that the blow of the elements led to the complete destruction of 70 thousand houses and damage to another 530 thousand buildings. The number of displaced persons as a result of the earthquake is estimated at about 2.8 million people, the article says.