Members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department who were in Nepal conducting earthquake-recovery operations were all accounted for safely following a magnitude-7.3 that shook the area Tuesday.
The 57-member Los Angeles County Medium Urban Search and Rescue team, which is serving as part of the U.S. Agency for International Development Disaster Assistance Response Team, is one of two teams sent to Nepal following a magnitude-7.8 temblor that rocked the area in late April. The other team is made up of 54 people from Fairfax County in Virginia.
The Los Angeles County team was preparing to come home when Tuesday’s aftershock occurred. County fire Capt. Keith Mora said the team will now remain in Nepal to help recovery efforts from the latest quake. It’s unclear how much longer the team will remain in Nepal.
— City News Service