Govt announces Rs 7.5 million relief to Sri Lanka
The Nepal government on Monday announced a Rs 7.5 million relief support to the government of Sri Lanka, state owned Radio Nepal said.
At least 13,000 people, including 70 foreigners have been reported killed in Sri Lanka during Sunday’s devastating tidal waves that followed a 9.0 magnitude earthquake that hit off Sumatra coast in Indonesia, reports citing the Sri Lankan army and Tamil rebels said. The death toll is the highest in the SAARC countries.
The death toll in tsunami waves have reached over 26,000 with 13,000, 6,600, 4,725, 860, 51, 56 and 46 people were killed respectively in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia Myanmar and Maldives. The toll is expected to rise.
In Kathmandu, Laxmi Bank handed over Nrs. 100,000 to the Sri Lankan ambassador, Monday, to aid the victims of the disaster in Sri Lanka. Laxmi bank is the technical partner of Hatton National Bank, based in Sri Lanka. The Confederation of Nepalese Industrialists (CNI) have also appealed for packed food, medicine, tents, clothes and blankets to be sent there.
Meanwhile, a mild tremor shook far western district of Bajura on Sunday evening at 7.31 p.m. The earthquake measured 4.3 on the Richter scale. nepalnews.com pd Dec 28 04
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