Three Nepalese rescued eight days after earthquake on HWN WONDERS

Nepal police officer said three survivors had been rescued in north-eastern Nepal on Sunday, eight days after an earthquake hit the Himalayan country.

Ram-Bahadur Nepali, a police officer in the North-Eastern District of Sindhupalchowk, had identified the survivors as Kanchan Khatri, Gyan-Kumari Khatri and Dhan- Kumari Khatri.

He said that they were rescued by security forces on Sunday at Kerabari Village in the Syauli Area.

Nepali said two of them were buried under a collapsed mud house, while one was pulled from under the earth after being swept by a landslide triggered by the earthquake.

He said they had been evacuated and taken to the district hospital.

Meanwhile, some people involved in relief distribution, had said that the delays in getting customs service clearance in Nepal was hindering their aid efforts.