Operation Sankat Mochan
Part of Response to April 2015 Nepal earthquake
Nepal Army and Turkish Disaster Relief aid worker working together.
TypeEmergency response
Location
Earthquake-affected areas of Central Nepal
ObjectiveSearch and rescue, disaster relief
Date26 April 2015 –
Executed byNepal Army and Indian Army
Casualties
  • 6,311+ confirmed dead[1]
  • 14,000+ injured[2]

Operation Sankat Mochan (Nepali: संकट मोचन, Operation Crisis Relief) is a Nepal Army earthquake relief operation following the April 2015 Nepal earthquake; the Nepal Army has deployed 90 percent of its force.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Nepal PM faces ire of quake victims". The Hindu. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  2. ^ The Assam Tribune Online, Nepal quake toll rises above 3,700 Archived 5 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, 2015 April 27
  3. ^ "Deadly earthquake: Death toll reaches 4,400" Archived 1 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Kantipur (daily), 28 April 2015
  4. ^ "Operation Sankat Mochan : Nepal Army Official", 8 May 2015
  5. ^ "NEPAL QUAKE: Death toll hits 4,769", The Kathmandu Post, 29 April 2015

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