article_snippet.sent: The Red Cross opened a blood bank in Kathmandu.
article_snippet.sent: The U.S. government is providing $1 million in immediate assistance, the U.S. Embassy in Nepal said.
article_snippet.sent: American disaster response teams are also on American disaster response teams way to the country, the U.S. Embassy in Nepal the U.S. Embassy in Nepal said via Twitter.
article_snippet.sent: Nepal's neighbor India deployed teams to Kathmandu almost immediately.
article_snippet.sent: The equipment arrived in Nepal via a series of cargo and airlift planes, including a C-130 Super Hercules, one IL-76, and two C-17 Globemasters, according to India's Ministry of Defense.
article_snippet.sent: Two additional helicopters were deployed from India but turned back because of bad weather, India's Ministry of Defense said.
article_snippet.sent: India said Sunday that India would dispatch 10 more aid flights to Nepal, along with 10 helicopters to assist in search-and-rescue efforts.