Once again, world events remind us to always be prepared.
Disease, injury, lack of medical supplies and doctors, food, shelter, inclement weather, clean water, transportation, electricity, natural gas service, ...
... and the same accusations that the government there is not doing enough to resolve these potentially fatal problems!!
Government is NEVER prepared for major disasters. The US has proven that time and again. They do as much as they can, but they are always behind the curve. Planning is one thing. Actually training and ensuring resources are available is something else. And, if the US is unprepared, how can the governments of smaller, less resource-rich areas be?
If each individual prepared to survive for 4 weeks with the basic necessities, and organized the medical, engineering, and rescue teams ahead of time, do you think fewer people might be waiting for someone else to come to their aid?
Food for thought.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/29/asia/nepal-earthquake/