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British Gurkhas join quake relief in Nepali homeland
Britain has sent a team of its famed Nepali Gurkha soldiers to help survivors of the earthquake in their Himalayan homeland.
bookmarkBritain has sent a team of its famed Nepali Gurkha soldiers to help survivors of the earthquake in their Himalayan homeland, whose prime minister said on Tuesday that the death toll could reach 10,000.
Published at : April 29, 2015
London
The international development ministry said the Gurkha engineers were travelling on a flight carrying more than 1,100 shelter kits and over 1,700 solar lanterns.
The men from the Queen's Gurkha Engineers flew out of Royal Air Force(RAF) Brize Norton aboard a C-17, commissioned by the Department for International Development, taking with them some 30 tonnes of aid supplies.
Additional flights, including an RAF Hercules set to depart later, are expected in the coming days.
Soldiers from the Royal Gurkha Rifles, based in Kent, are also reportedly anticipating being deployed to help in the rescue mission.
Overseas aid has finally begun arriving in Nepal, three days after Saturday's 7.9 magnitude quake.
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