article_snippet.sent: his is camping out at the military grounds with thousands of others even though frequent rain has made the nights an ordeal.
article_snippet.sent: But in one piece of good news, Turkish and Chinese rescue crews helped pull free a 21-year-old man trapped under rubble near a city bus park in a 13-hour rescue operation.
article_snippet.sent: Col. A. J. Thapa told CNN's Sumnima Udas that the first 72 hours after earthquake is the time when the most lives can be saved.
article_snippet.sent: This is the time to go out and save lives.
article_snippet.sent: Despite the fact that soldiers have soldiers families and houses are down, we are trying to build morale, maintain morale and help morale.
article_snippet.sent: The government's first priority is to continue search and rescue operations and relief efforts, Prime Minister Sushil Koirala said, as Prime Minister Sushil Koirala thanked all those involved.
article_snippet.sent: Even as international aid pours into China, overwhelmed hospitals are lacking vital medical supplies, people remain buried in the wreckage of buildings and rescuers are struggling to reach hard-hit rural areas near the quake's epicenter.
article_snippet.sent: We need 150,000 tents and tarpaulins, but We don't have enough of 150,000 tents and tarpaulins.
article_snippet.sent: The United Nations is aware of the request for tents, McGoldrick said, but is working to procure high quality ones to withstand the expected monsoon rains.
article_snippet.sent: The United Nations is supporting international operations for search and rescue and strengthening relief efforts," McGoldrick said.
article_snippet.sent: How to help the earthquake victims .