--- title: Nepal Earthquake: International Aid Ramps Up description: International aid agencies and foreign governments are scrambling to deliver much-needed financial aid to Nepal. canonical: https://time.com/3837688/nepal-earthquake-aid-relief-donations/ author: Helen Regan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-28T06:12:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:04:21.491Z article:section: World og:title: International Aid to Nepal Ramps Up og:description: Supplies, medics, rescue teams and millions of dollars are pouring in. og:url: https://time.com/3837688/nepal-earthquake-aid-relief-donations/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0d46f9d10f345f2/6987ed233c16394c1e455b75/nepal-aid-germany.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Workers load humanitarian aid from German Red Cross (DRK) for victims of the earthquake in Nepal, into an aircraft at Schoenefeld airport outside Berlin April 27, 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: International Aid to Nepal Ramps Up twitter:description: Supplies, medics, rescue teams and millions of dollars are pouring in. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0d46f9d10f345f2/6987ed233c16394c1e455b75/nepal-aid-germany.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # International Aid to Nepal Ramps Up > Sponsored content. 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Workers load humanitarian aid from German Red Cross (DRK) for victims of the earthquake in Nepal, into an aircraft at Schoenefeld airport outside Berlin April 27, 2015.Hannibal Hanschke—Reuters by [Helen Regan](https://time.com/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Apr 28, 2015 6:12 AM UTC As the death toll from Saturday’s 7.8-magnitude earthquake surpasses 4,350, international aid agencies and foreign governments are scrambling to deliver much-needed financial assistance and supplies to Nepal. Since Saturday, supplies, search-and-rescue and medical teams have been sent from around the world to Nepal’s only international airport, located in the capital, Kathmandu. Here are some of those efforts: **The U.S.** announced Monday it would [donate](http://time.com/3836657/nepal-us-aid/) an additional $9 million in assistance for Nepal, bringing the total to $10 million through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). In addition, search-and-rescue teams have been dispatched to Nepal as part of USAID’s disaster-assistance response team and 45 tons of supplies have been dispatched. “This emergency assistance builds on our years of support for risk-reduction partnerships in Nepal,” said Jeremy Konyndyk, director of [USAID](http://www.usaid.gov/news-information/press-releases/apr-27-2015-usaid-announces-additional-assistance-nepal-earthquake-response)’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance. **India** has been heavily involved in the aid operation to Nepal since Saturday, sending 1,000 National Disaster Response Force personnel to help with search-and-rescue efforts. In addition, India has deployed 13 aircraft, six Mi-17 helicopters and two Advanced Light Helicopters. On Sunday, 10 tons of blankets, 50 tons of water, 22 tons of food items and 2 tons of medicine were dispatched to Kathmandu. As well as aid, India has sent three army field hospitals, an engineering task force and medical units of civilian doctors, [according](http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/india-steps-up-relief-operations-in-quake-hit-nepal-names-it-operation-maitri/) to the _Indian Express_. ### See India's Rescue Operations in Quake-Devastated Nepal  Indian soldiers, left, on a rescue mission to Nepal rush to board an Indian Air Force aircraft near New Delhi on April 26, 2015. Altaf Qadri—AP  Plastic containers with drinking water are loaded into an Indian Air Force aircraft headed to Nepal, at a base near New Delhi on April 26, 2015. Altaf Qadri—AP  The shadow of an Indian Air Force aircraft carrying relief material is cast on clouds as it approaches landing in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 27, 2015. Altaf Qadri—AP  Nepalese volunteers unload relief material, brought by an Indian Air Force helicopter for victims of Saturday's earthquake at Trishuli Bazar in Nepal on April 27, 2015. Altaf Qadri—AP  Nepalese soldiers unload relief material brought in by an Indian Air Force helicopter for victims of Saturday's earthquake at Trishuli Bazar in Nepal on April 27, 2015. Altaf Qadri—AP  Nepalese villagers watch as relief material is brought in by an Indian Air Force helicopter for victims of Saturday's earthquake at Trishuli Bazar in Nepal on April 27, 2015. Altaf Qadri—AP  Nepalese villagers injured in Saturday's earthquake await evacuation at Trishuli Bazar in Nepal on April 27, 2015. Altaf Qadri—AP  Nepalese soldiers carry a wounded man on a makeshift stretcher to an Indian Air Force helicopter as they evacuate victims of Saturday's earthquake from Trishuli Bazar to Kathmandu airport in Nepal on April 27, 2015. Altaf Qadri—AP  Nepalese victims of Saturday's earthquake lie inside an Indian Air Force helicopter as they are evacuated from Trishuli Bazar to Kathmandu airport in Nepal on April 27, 2015. Altaf Qadri—AP  An Indian Air Force member carries a Nepalese child, wounded in Saturday's earthquake, to a waiting ambulance as the mother rushes to join after they were evacuated from a remote area at the airport in Kathmandu on April 27, 2015. Altaf Qadri—AP  Victims of Saturday's earthquake wait for ambulances to take them to hospitals after being evacuated at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 27, 2015. Altaf Qadri—AP  A man sits with a child on his lap as victims of Saturday's earthquake wait for ambulances after being evacuated at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 27, 2015. Altaf Qadri—AP **The U.K.** is giving $7.6 million in aid, of which slightly more than half will address immediate needs in Nepal, with the rest to be donated to the Red Cross, which is helping with rescue and recovery efforts in Nepal. An eight-member team of disaster-response specialists has been working in Nepal since Sunday. Experts from a number of U.K.-based charities including the British Red Cross and Oxfam are operational in Nepal. A Royal Air Force plane carrying 1,100 shelter kits and more than 1,700 solar lanterns departed for Nepal on Monday. “I have now activated the Rapid Response Facility. This means we can fast-track funding to aid workers on the ground so they can provide desperately needed supplies including clean water, shelter, household items and blankets,” International Development Secretary Justine Greening said in a [statement](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-humanitarian-aid-released-for-nepal-earthquake-victims) on Sunday. **China** [sent](http://time.com/3836182/china-nepal-earthquake-taiwan-geopolitics/) a 62-member search-and-rescue team on Sunday and has promised $3.3 million in aid, including emergency shelters, clothing, blankets and power generators. **Israel** has sent a 260-member team to Nepal to assist with rescue and relief operations along with 95 tons of aid and medical supplies. On Monday, a plane carrying a medical team of 200 doctors, nurses, paramedics, rescue teams and other personnel [landed](http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-medical-team-lands-in-nepal-as-quake-death-toll-tops-4000/) in Kathmandu and began to set up field hospitals. **Australia’s** Foreign Minister Julie Bishop [pledged](http://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/Pages/2015/jb%5Fmr%5F150426.aspx) Sunday $3.9 million in assistance that will be split between Australian NGOs, supporting U.N. partners and the Australian Red Cross. **Malaysia** said Sunday it will deploy 30 [members](http://najibrazak.com/bm/blog/malaysia-to-send-assistance-to-nepal/) from the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) and is sending 20 doctors to help with operations on the ground in Nepal. **Pakistan** deployed four Pakistan Air Force aircraft carrying rescue and relief assistance, including a 30-bed hospital and a medical team of [doctors](http://www.dawn.com/news/1178334/pakistan-sends-relief-goods-for-quake-victims-in-nepal) and paramedics, to Nepal on Sunday. **The E.U.** is [making](http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release%5FIP-15-4859%5Fen.htm) available $3 million in its response to the Nepal earthquake. This is in addition to assistance from member states and the deployment of the European Commission’s humanitarian aid and civil-protection experts to the worst-affected areas. Emergency aid includes clean water, medicine, emergency shelter and telecommunications. “What is needed most are medical teams and relief supplies. I call on all E.U. member states to join the coordinated European response,” E.U. Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides said in a statement on Sunday. **The U.N.** has released $15 million from its central emergency-response fund for earthquake victims in Nepal. Valerie Amos, the under secretary general for humanitarian affairs, said U.N. agencies were coordinating international efforts and were working with partners in Nepal, including the government, to get aid to those affected. > [](https://twitter.com/ValerieAmos/status/592735970111389696) The World Food Programme is also [providing ](http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=50694#.VT8WOzeVtDc)food and supplies as well as logistical support on the ground, and UNICEF has mobilized two cargo flights carrying 120 tons of humanitarian aid, including medical supplies, tents and blankets. Other countries involved in donating financial aid or sending in personnel to help with rescue and relief operations include Canada, Bhutan, France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates. But with so many cargo and civilian planes flying in to help, Kathmandu’s tiny airport is struggling to cope under the strain. Agencies warn that if you want to help, donate money not stuff and avoid hopping on a plane to Nepal to help with relief efforts in person. “More than your plane ticket or your collection of old T-shirts, what is most needed in Nepal right now is money,” [writes](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/27/earthquake-nepal-dont-rush-help-volunteers-aid) Claire Bennett in the _Guardian._ **Read this next:** [6 Ways You Can Give to Nepal Earthquake Relief](http://time.com/3836242/nepal-earthquake-donations-disaster-relief/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3837688/nepal-earthquake-aid-relief-donations/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3837688/nepal-earthquake-aid-relief-donations/"},"headline":"International Aid to Nepal Ramps Up","datePublished":"2015-04-28T06:12:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:04:21.491Z","description":"Supplies, medics, rescue teams and millions of dollars are pouring in","url":"https://time.com/3837688/nepal-earthquake-aid-relief-donations/","keywords":["Nepal","medicine","Earthquake","Aid","doctors","International","support","financial aid"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0d46f9d10f345f2/6987ed233c16394c1e455b75/nepal-aid-germany.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Helen Regan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/helen-regan/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0d46f9d10f345f2/6987ed233c16394c1e455b75/nepal-aid-germany.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Workers load humanitarian aid from German Red Cross (DRK) for victims of the earthquake in Nepal, into an aircraft at Schoenefeld airport outside Berlin April 27, 2015.","caption":"Workers load humanitarian aid from German Red Cross (DRK) for victims of the earthquake in Nepal, into an aircraft at Schoenefeld airport outside Berlin April 27, 2015.","creditText":"Hannibal Hanschke—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/nepal/","name":"Nepal"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3837688/nepal-earthquake-aid-relief-donations/","name":"International Aid to Nepal Ramps Up"}}]}] ```