NDRF to start pulling out of quake-ravaged Nepal today
May 05, 2015  09:51
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The National Disaster Response Force will on Tuesday begin pulling out of quake-ravaged Nepal, a day after the government of the Himalayan nation asked rescue teams of all foreign nations to leave.  

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup had on Monday said yesterday that the Nepalese government has asked rescue and search teams from all 34 nations to withdraw as it has been more than a week since the devastating 7.8-magnitude quake struck.

Swarup, however, added that India -- which had deployed hundreds of military and medical personnel across the Himalayan nation -- will continue "relief efforts".

The death toll from the April 25 disaster has risen to 7,365 with over 14,000 people injured.

Since search and rescue work was almost complete, the remaining task can be executed by Nepali teams, Nepal's Central Natural Calamity Relief Committee said.

As of Monday, India's NDRF had the largest presence in Nepal, followed by Chinese search and rescue personnel.
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