As a result of the catastrophic earthquake in Nepal , which killed more than a thousand people died senior manager of Google Fredinburg Dan (Dan Fredinburg). When an avalanche on Mount Everest, he received serious head injuries. This is in Instagram Fredinburga wrote his younger sister, Megan. At Google, this information was confirmed, reports Associated Press .
According to the AP, Fredinburg was on the mountain with three colleagues (according to the British company Jagged Globe , with two), but none of them was hurt.
Fredinburg joined Google in 2007. The company he worked for the protection from unauthorized access in the laboratory of the latest developments Google X. In addition, Fredinburg initiated the creation of Google Street View (panoramic photos available to users when viewing maps Google). Also, he was fond of climbing, in its Instagram You can find a lot of pictures on this theme.
The earthquake occurred on the morning of Saturday, April 25. Was registered two powerful tremors and aftershocks of magnitude at least 15 more than 4.5. The first and most powerful impetus to the magnitude 7,8-7.9 occurred at 11:41 local time (9:11 Moscow time) with an epicenter 80 kilometers north-west of Kathmandu. Second – magnitude 6.6 – in half an hour. The epicenter lies at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers.
The government of Nepal declared a state of emergency. The natural disaster also affected India, Tibet Autonomous Region of China and Bangladesh. There are a total of killed dozens of people. As for the Everest, there became victims of an avalanche at least 18 people.
Early in the morning of April 26, Moscow time, local authorities said that the earthquake killed 1,805 people and another 4,718 injured. It is reported by Reuters.
Among those Russians who made contact with the Russian Embassy in Nepal due to the devastating earthquake, there were no injuries reported in the Russian embassy TASS. “The Russians call indicating where someone is, give contact numbers – a spokesman said. – Injured among them, thank God. We keep the issue under control.” “Already callback 20-25 people,” – he said.
Russian Emergencies Ministry has opened a “hot line” for the earthquake in Nepal. “By number” hotline “8-800-775-17-17 can provide information about the citizens of the Russian Federation that are or could be in the disaster area in Nepal,” – said the source TASS. Nepalese authorities have expressed condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
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