<P> An earthquake struck Nepal at 11: 56: 54 NST on 25 April 2015 with a moment magnitude (M) of 7.8 or 8.1 M and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of IX (Violent). It was the most powerful earthquake to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal--Bihar earthquake . Many thousands of people died as a result, with most casualties reported in Nepal, including on Mount Everest, and adjoining areas of India, China, and Bangladesh . </P> <P> Within minutes of the earthquake, the Government of India, via the Indian Armed Forces, initiated Operation Maitri (English: Operation Amity), created humanitarian missions with the primary objective of conducting relief and rescue operations in Nepal . Many countries and organizations have donated aid including the United Kingdom, which has been the largest bilateral aid contributor, China, and the United States, all of which provided or funded helicopters as requested by the Nepali government . Numerous charitable organizations, such as UNICEF and Doctors Without Borders, are delivering aid on the ground . Israel provided a large team of people to the relief effort in Nepal, second only to India . Another earthquake, or major aftershock struck Nepal on 12 May 2015 . </P> <P> Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed profound shock at the loss of lives in the earthquake and dispatched a BAF Lockheed C - 130B aircraft with 10 tonnes of relief materials, including tents, dry food, water and blankets carrying a 34 - member team consisting of 6 military medical teams and representatives of the Foreign Ministry . The aircraft later left the teams in Nepal and returned with 50 Bangladeshi citizens, including stranded women, minors and the visiting under - 14 female football team . </P>

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