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Filipino arrested for allegedly planning mass shooting in US

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines – A Filipino was arrested for allegedly planning a mass shooting at a Mosque in Southeast Florida. But the authorities foiled his ill-intent on December 1, 2017 (US Time).<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBXxJCHeii8vWj3poCxPEMrW9rLHmYI3O8qD0P9sp3cYZbNyO9SHjeUCsxPUTC0HeRqhJHMYhq2ruaPppTtR-_4L8vr1AdNDZsUAQSiIV_DOAYR9pqeKsdfpAGMZYXe1e0T07SuozTWWr/s1600/bernandino-bolatete-arrested.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Police arrested Bernardino Bolatete for allegedly planning mass shooting US" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="686" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBXxJCHeii8vWj3poCxPEMrW9rLHmYI3O8qD0P9sp3cYZbNyO9SHjeUCsxPUTC0HeRqhJHMYhq2ruaPppTtR-_4L8vr1AdNDZsUAQSiIV_DOAYR9pqeKsdfpAGMZYXe1e0T07SuozTWWr/s1600/bernandino-bolatete-arrested.jpg" title="Police arrested Bernardino Bolatete for allegedly planning mass shooting US" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Police arrested Bernardino Bolatete for allegedly purchasing a gun suppressor and organizing a mass shooting. Photo Credit: Facebook</td></tr></tbody></table><br />69-year-old Bernardino Bolatete is a Filipino immigrant living in Jacksonville Florida. Jacksonville Police received an anonymous tip concerning Bolatete’s plot in October.<br /><br />An undercover agent was assigned and contacted Bolatete after the immigrant sought for assistance to purchase a gun suppressor. The officer arranged the deal to secretly investigate the suspect and apprehend him afterwards.<br /><br />The agent met the accused several times and even went with him at shooting ranges. There he discovered Bolatete’s plan to shoot at Florida Islamic Center using several rifles which the police confirmed after his arrests.<br /><div id="unruly-unit"></div><br />Bolatete also confessed to the agent that he shot and killed a man who happened to be a police officer in the Philippines due to parking fracas and expressed hatred for Muslims which the undercover officer recorded on taped. <br /><br />“I just want to give these freaking people a taste of their own medicine, you know? They are the ones who are always doing these shootings, the killings,” said Bolatete in the record.<br /><br />Jacksonville Police grabbed Bolatete after the undercover agent handed him the suppressor and now under the custody of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).<br /><br /><b>— Joey Boy Capos, The Summit Express</b></div>

Filipino arrested for allegedly planning mass shooting in US

MANILA, Philippines – A Filipino was arrested for allegedly planning a mass shooting at a Mosque in Southeast Florida. But the authorities f...

UPDATE: At least 14 people dead, thousands homeless by Hurricane Irma

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Dubbed as the most powerful and deadliest storm in the Atlantic, Category 5 Hurricane Irma left at least 14 people dead and thousands of people homeless on Friday as it continues to devastate everything along its path.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQnig-ckQ4r18CNhE4gaZOeWvgsMx4WBXGuuh9H8VWyM35DV00ve_rcaqSkTi1UasefLe0MqhX6KVMBK-oNXhHI_JOq58cbjslMFt3-_JSDS2ypfTicedu5hMmUr61G-AbspsmrtOiBea/s1600/Hurricane-Irma-satellite.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="At least 14 people dead, thousands homeless by Hurricane Irma" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQnig-ckQ4r18CNhE4gaZOeWvgsMx4WBXGuuh9H8VWyM35DV00ve_rcaqSkTi1UasefLe0MqhX6KVMBK-oNXhHI_JOq58cbjslMFt3-_JSDS2ypfTicedu5hMmUr61G-AbspsmrtOiBea/s1600/Hurricane-Irma-satellite.png" title="At least 14 people dead, thousands homeless by Hurricane Irma" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of NOAA/NASA/UWM-CIMSS, William Straka III</td></tr></tbody></table>After destroying a number of islands in the Caribbean including Barbuda, Saint Martin and the British and U.S. Virgin Islands, Irma is battering through Haiti and the Dominican Republic with winds of approximately 290 km/hour. The US National Hurricane Center predicts that it could dump 15 inches of rain in the area, which could trigger dangerous flooding as well as mudslides.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PO0IXCAHmPRjYuG1idoJ6sjzI0px8oeVv37vUsq7uMqNzSZO6bKzqwj4KtFEhQAb1pOP184J1QTpee2Se6YfRL0-kDGZ0x-gObBra8zX0NgQYf73IxnZyrDeQgXV2lMAp7Kn27Oa_okF/s1600/hurricane-irma.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="At least 14 people dead, thousands homeless by Hurricane Irma" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PO0IXCAHmPRjYuG1idoJ6sjzI0px8oeVv37vUsq7uMqNzSZO6bKzqwj4KtFEhQAb1pOP184J1QTpee2Se6YfRL0-kDGZ0x-gObBra8zX0NgQYf73IxnZyrDeQgXV2lMAp7Kn27Oa_okF/s1600/hurricane-irma.jpg" title="At least 14 people dead, thousands homeless by Hurricane Irma" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Philipsburg, on the Dutch Caribbean island of St. Martin PHOTO CREDIT: NBC News</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The superstorm is expected to hit Florida as a Category 4 Hurricane on Friday, while flooding and storm surges are expected to hit in the next 48 hours.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Heading into Florida, Hurricane Irma "will have a storm surge bubble of 15-20 feet," with high waves on top of that, says <a href="https://twitter.com/chadmyerscnn" rel="nofollow">@chadmyerscnn</a> <a href="https://t.co/H7OcKtZluA" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/H7OcKtZluA</a></div>— CNN (@CNN) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN/status/906099376375914496" rel="nofollow">September 8, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />According to the US National Hurricane Center on Thursday, Irma will likely make its landfall in southern Florida. It is expected to bring life-threatening storm surge and wind impacts in most parts of the state.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Hurricane Harvey shattered homes and lives. Irma is just as dangerous. Americans lift each other up. Join us to help. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OneAmericaAppeal?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#OneAmericaAppeal</a> <a href="https://t.co/31tqAoZJkn" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/31tqAoZJkn</a></div>— Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillClinton/status/905930610866352128" rel="nofollow">September 7, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />In Florida, emergency management officials have started carrying out evacuations. On the other hand, a mandatory evacuation on Georgia's Atlantic coast is set to start on Saturday. Caribbean authorities have evacuated thousands of residents and tourists in the path of the superstorm.<br /><br />Florida Gov. Rick Scott warned residents to be prepared to evacuate regardless of which coast they live on.<br /><div id="unruly-unit"></div><br />"This is not a storm you can sit and wait through. You don't have to drive hundreds of miles or leave the state to be safe. Go to shelters,” Scott said.<br /><br />Scott has also ordered Florida law enforcement to escort gas trucks to gas stations in order to address fuel shortages in the state.<br /><br />In his interview with reporters on Thursday, US President Donald Trump said: “The amount of wind that's coming in, we don't think we've seen anything quite like this.”<br /><br /><b>-- Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

UPDATE: At least 14 people dead, thousands homeless by Hurricane Irma

Dubbed as the most powerful and deadliest storm in the Atlantic, Category 5 Hurricane Irma left at least 14 people dead and thousands of peo...

Magnitude-7.8 earthquake rocks Ecuador, kills at least 28

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Ecuador on Saturday night, April 16 (Sunday morning in Philippine Time). At least 28 people have died, the country's vice president, Jorge Glas, told in a televised address.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1IJw5-8dSw42Uip6wUwS3TbJ9u7qxVW_RJUGfwEr8UrDs3VpHrEuE8ApbALsWAZt18HTdbCDJ72eKs6er0o14ZLj9_DKnA3ePPMIxOrPcaEph-mFUch-l3kCbkGV2d35mAvzndEBmHM2/s1600/ecuador-earthquake.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="At least 28 people killed after powerful earthquake hit Ecuador." border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1IJw5-8dSw42Uip6wUwS3TbJ9u7qxVW_RJUGfwEr8UrDs3VpHrEuE8ApbALsWAZt18HTdbCDJ72eKs6er0o14ZLj9_DKnA3ePPMIxOrPcaEph-mFUch-l3kCbkGV2d35mAvzndEBmHM2/s640/ecuador-earthquake.JPG" title="At least 28 people killed after powerful earthquake hit Ecuador." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At least 28 people killed after powerful earthquake hit Ecuador. Photo Credit: Daily Mail Online</td></tr></tbody></table>"We have 16 people dead in the city of Portoviejo, 10 in Manta and two in the province of Guayas," Glas said at a news conference. He added that number is still for confirmation.<br /><br />Glas also declared state of emergency and said that preventive evacuations in coastal areas were underway because of possible tsunami risks.<br /><br />According to the United States Geological Survey (<a href="http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20005j32#general" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">USGS</a>), the tremor was centered about 27 kilometers (16.8 miles) south-southeast of Muisne. Earthquake occurred as the result of shallow thrust faulting on or near the plate boundary between the Nazca and Pacific plates.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthp6yY_P_xr1PVhoKK5TEwc9ikCQXvV5yb37rvjZFKOgoKIN4bfLa-e4Qp83pehCbZWvVkxN6ypdWnuLT94Y0C_XGPzoCcodgybDhWT2LgAFXJhZnm3vToD5Ktj9j5fNezrj9VTWhDfbm/s1600/earthquake-ecuador.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="M7.8 Earthquake at 27km SSE of Muisne, Ecuador." border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthp6yY_P_xr1PVhoKK5TEwc9ikCQXvV5yb37rvjZFKOgoKIN4bfLa-e4Qp83pehCbZWvVkxN6ypdWnuLT94Y0C_XGPzoCcodgybDhWT2LgAFXJhZnm3vToD5Ktj9j5fNezrj9VTWhDfbm/s1600/earthquake-ecuador.JPG" title="M7.8 Earthquake at 27km SSE of Muisne, Ecuador." /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">M7.8 Earthquake at 27km SSE of Muisne, Ecuador. Photo Credit: USGS</td></tr></tbody></table>CNN has reported that there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in the capital of Quito, located 173 kilometers (108 miles) from the epicenter of the earthquake.<br /><br />The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a threat forecast for some parts of Ecuador, saying waves could could reach 1 meter (3 feet) above tide level. An earlier warning for other nations with coastlines on the Pacific was canceled.<br /><br />Ecuador is prone to earthquakes. It is located along the Ring of Fire, a horseshoe-shaped, seismically turbulent area of the Pacific Ocean.</div>

Magnitude-7.8 earthquake rocks Ecuador, kills at least 28

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Ecuador on Saturday night, April 16 (Sunday morning in Philippine Time). At least 28 people have die...

Passenger takes “best selfie ever” with EgyptAir hijacker

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Unlike the terrified passengers of the hijacked EgyptAir, a 26-year-old British man had the guts to take a selfie with the plane’s hijacker.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VigkS-xCBZ8_jCAtQHYBvS0A4khYcA1obh4TImOk1ROf9ahYkdNb1h47VA3pU0pAW4vwOuqNpORNBDhpZDA-2yDFIzyBDyMzuRHHUtPpXQL2uwk2HWRlTNFLss3UNOvdFDErQjiIyqNd/s1600/selfie-hijacker.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="This man had the guts to ask for a selfie with a hijacker." border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VigkS-xCBZ8_jCAtQHYBvS0A4khYcA1obh4TImOk1ROf9ahYkdNb1h47VA3pU0pAW4vwOuqNpORNBDhpZDA-2yDFIzyBDyMzuRHHUtPpXQL2uwk2HWRlTNFLss3UNOvdFDErQjiIyqNd/s640/selfie-hijacker.jpg" title="This man had the guts to ask for a selfie with a hijacker." width="518" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">This man had the guts to ask for a selfie with a hijacker.</td></tr></tbody></table>Ben Innes, a health and safety officer, was among the passengers of EgyptAir flight MS181. The flight bound for Cairo carrying 62 passengers was hijacked by Egyptian national Mustafa on Tuesday, March 29. Mustafa, who was wearing a suicide belt which turned out to be fake, forced the plane to reroute to Cyprus. <br /><br />Instead of panicking during the hostage crisis, Innes courageously approached Mustafa and asked him for a selfie. Surprisingly, Mustafa “shrugged ok” after the cabin crew translated Innes’ request. <br /><br />Innes then sent “the best selfie ever” to a couple of his friends saying: “You know your boy doesn't f*** about. Turn on the news lad!!!”<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt06xJVxm_LO103U5LgGsrTKAEJW2V4xBkITFAuS1azP9VdKsTqMGlBV-1o3cfoBCVtHARpWMDva03qvDW__uaDXaT5RGniKUCrp2UpjF8gzNDfWfMJ9gaWB2CNvJp61Ewq_QUFZvC_SHt/s1600/selfie-hijacker2.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="“best selfie ever” with EgyptAir hijacker" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt06xJVxm_LO103U5LgGsrTKAEJW2V4xBkITFAuS1azP9VdKsTqMGlBV-1o3cfoBCVtHARpWMDva03qvDW__uaDXaT5RGniKUCrp2UpjF8gzNDfWfMJ9gaWB2CNvJp61Ewq_QUFZvC_SHt/s400/selfie-hijacker2.jpg" title="“best selfie ever” with EgyptAir hijacker" width="340" /></a></div><br />According to news reports, Mustafa hijacked the plane shortly after if left Alexandria early in the morning. Aside from asking the plane to re-route to Cairo, he also demanded to see his Cypriot ex-wife. Mustafa also made a series of bizarre requests including demanding to meet with the European Union representatives.<br /><br />Majority of the hostages except for the crew and four foreign passengers including Innes were released following negotiations with the hijacker. Six hours later, the crew and the rest of the passengers were released. Mustafa turned himself in just moments later.<br /><br />Based on the investigation, the hijacker appeared to be mentally unstable. Although his motives remain unclear, authorities believe that the incident was not related to terrorism.  Moreover, Cypriot authorities were able to verify that Mustafa’s suicide belt resembling a bomb was fake.<br /><br />In a statement, EgyptAir said: “According to security sources received from Cyprus Authorities at Larnaca International Airport, which stated that the explosive belt that the hijacker allegedly said that he was wearing, is fake.” <b>-Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

Passenger takes “best selfie ever” with EgyptAir hijacker

Unlike the terrified passengers of the hijacked EgyptAir, a 26-year-old British man had the guts to take a selfie with the plane’s hijacker....

Passenger takes “best selfie ever” with EgyptAir hijacker

Passenger takes “best selfie ever” with EgyptAir hijacker

Unlike the terrified passengers of the hijacked EgyptAir, a 26-year-old British man had the guts to take a selfie with the plane’s hijacker....

Nepal powerful earthquake death toll climbs 2,200 - photos, video

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The official death toll due to powerful earthquake in Nepal already climbed to 2,200, the authorities have reported as bodies piled up in the capital Kathmandu on Sunday, April 26.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWT9F2U5epkMD97PUOYaJSe_9Rp8LjZFq-MidyNxJ0Gd15hYXx_MgeI1TlAMx2YynNnVd-0uFG3DffacryKLni8MvIO5rte_-_PssINzhieLfqxfsDn07sN9Wq-lh3-SF8ld4zFQF-K70V/s1600/nepal-earthquake-photo1.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="People search for survivors in Kathmandu Durbar Square" border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWT9F2U5epkMD97PUOYaJSe_9Rp8LjZFq-MidyNxJ0Gd15hYXx_MgeI1TlAMx2YynNnVd-0uFG3DffacryKLni8MvIO5rte_-_PssINzhieLfqxfsDn07sN9Wq-lh3-SF8ld4zFQF-K70V/s1600/nepal-earthquake-photo1.jpg" title="People search for survivors in Kathmandu Durbar Square" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">People search for survivors in Kathmandu Durbar Square | Credit: Mashable/  NARENDRA SHRESTHA/EPA</td></tr></tbody></table><br />CNN reported that massive aftershock jolted Nepal on Sunday as the Himalayan nation struggled to cope with the aftermath of a catastrophic earthquake. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISLKXLKF5NH6ps2w6jr4UfneBveUj14ev4GBFSqod3F4HYkiUpxjRyyMCuylN1K6GoKLmzKDMknFg6fhxA1GFQ93vh5AnfvOR39m55yf29IvCcX85XN6qqID9ccIwiLPlQpuvm9Ksh0dO/s1600/nepal-earthquake-photo2.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Nepalese people walk past collapsed buildings at Lalitpur" border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISLKXLKF5NH6ps2w6jr4UfneBveUj14ev4GBFSqod3F4HYkiUpxjRyyMCuylN1K6GoKLmzKDMknFg6fhxA1GFQ93vh5AnfvOR39m55yf29IvCcX85XN6qqID9ccIwiLPlQpuvm9Ksh0dO/s1600/nepal-earthquake-photo2.jpg" title="Nepalese people walk past collapsed buildings at Lalitpur" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Nepalese people walk past collapsed buildings at Lalitpur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu. | Credit: Mashable/ Getty Images</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHk3NrSbHQINVeNL_HClDRCIOFIMFX6sK6OtiIfuTiu0hdslBWd4TlaqFZfhKgWT6-_f48Z8XBRhyphenhyphentRzqSYAkVDCTGVCSqHyS4u9cpqiQZSDe8sSx4YxccwricybPD10VUJ0BEYqBS32C/s1600/buriedalive.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Buried alive" border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHk3NrSbHQINVeNL_HClDRCIOFIMFX6sK6OtiIfuTiu0hdslBWd4TlaqFZfhKgWT6-_f48Z8XBRhyphenhyphentRzqSYAkVDCTGVCSqHyS4u9cpqiQZSDe8sSx4YxccwricybPD10VUJ0BEYqBS32C/s1600/buriedalive.jpg" title="Buried alive" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buried Alive. Credit: Mashable</td></tr></tbody></table><br />According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the magnitude of the new quake on Sunday was initially estimated at 6.7, considerably weaker than the 7.8 magnitude of the devastating one of a day earlier.<br /><br /><b>READ:</b> <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2015/04/magnitude-7.8-earthquake-strikes-nepal-nearly-700-dead.html" rel="nofollow">Magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes Nepal, nearly 700 dead</a><br />Reports said that at least 17 were killed on Mount Everest, where the quake launched an avalanche.<br /><br />The quake destroyed the old, historic part of Kathmandu, and was strong enough to be felt all across the northern part of India, Bangladesh, China’s region of Tibet and Pakistan.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSKrZ5C-SFVLK5n5DP45ZwvGmYZwhgVRw1snE9KAsFLS4wKtRCpDZRZj7YXW32XGEQO09lVIUeb-aNDqBf0_OXpVEWHz5dh-RMKRaTglwg7K3yTSreyRHUCmYHo9Gl2P7Gv5e5oXHfiJc/s1600/Nepal-earthquake-location.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Aftershocks felt after the powerful Nepal Earthquake" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSKrZ5C-SFVLK5n5DP45ZwvGmYZwhgVRw1snE9KAsFLS4wKtRCpDZRZj7YXW32XGEQO09lVIUeb-aNDqBf0_OXpVEWHz5dh-RMKRaTglwg7K3yTSreyRHUCmYHo9Gl2P7Gv5e5oXHfiJc/s1600/Nepal-earthquake-location.jpg" title="Aftershocks felt after the powerful Nepal Earthquake" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aftershocks felt after the powerful Nepal Earthquake | Credit: USGS</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>No Pinoys hurt in Nepal earthquake</b><br /><br />According to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), no Filipinos hurt from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that shook parts of Nepal.<br /><br />DFA spokesman Charles Jose announced on Twitter that the Filipino community head in Kathmandu reported that there are less than 200 nationals in Nepal and that none of them were badly affected.<br /><br />Jose added that two Filipino mountaineers in Mt. Everest, Jessica Ann Nicole F. Ramirez and Jose Francisco C.  Oracion are now safe. They went to the Everest base camp for vacation as mountaineers and checked in at Khwopa Guest House Bhaktapur Kathmandu but are now in Durhar Square.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NepalEarthquake?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#NepalEarthquake</a> >200 est. Pinoys in Nepal. As per FilCom head in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kathmandu?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#Kathmandu</a>, no Pinoys injured. 2 Pinoy mountaineers @ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Everest?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#Everest</a> safe.<br />— DFA Spokesperson (@dfaspokesperson) <a href="https://twitter.com/dfaspokesperson/status/592176194369359873" rel="nofollow">April 26, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nepalquake?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#Nepalquake</a>: An estimated 4.6 million people were exposed to the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/earthquake?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#earthquake</a> shaking <a href="http://t.co/JfGkel2G0r" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/JfGkel2G0r</a><br />— UN OCHA Asia Pacific (@OCHAAsiaPac) <a href="https://twitter.com/OCHAAsiaPac/status/592022343184068608" rel="nofollow">April 25, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />The massive earthquake on Saturday is considered as Nepal's worst in the past 80 years.<br /><br /><b>WATCH: Death toll continues to rise - Nepal Earthquake aftermath (video courtesy of BBC News)</b><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8lECcGJX70s" width="560"></iframe></center></div>

Nepal powerful earthquake death toll climbs 2,200 - photos, video

MANILA, Philippines - The official death toll due to powerful earthquake in Nepal already climbed to 2,200, the authorities have reported as...