immediate response

• 1. India and China sent teams to help residents rescue people trapped, but there was a lack of tools and machinery which slowed efforts
• 1. People tried to recover the dead and help the injured, but damaged roads made it hard for emergency workers and aid to get through
• 1. Red Cross set up emergency shelters for 130,000 families
• 1. Charities such as Oxfam provided medicine, food and temporary water supplies