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Survivors Pulled from the Rubble in Nepal

Five days after a massive earthquake in Nepal, rescue workers pulled two more people from the rubble in Kathmandu. It was a rare bit of good news in a city struggling to cope with the disaster. It also followed suggestions by Nepalese officials that it was too late to find survivors and that international rescue teams should go home.

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KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Apr 30, 2015 • 6m Listen

Five days after a massive earthquake in Nepal, rescue workers pulled two more people from the rubble in Kathmandu. It was a rare bit of good news in a city struggling to cope with the disaster. It also followed suggestions by Nepalese officials that it was too late to find survivors and that international rescue teams should go home. Julie Makinen, Beijing Bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times, joins us now from Kathmandu.

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    Barbara Bogaev

    radio journalist

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    Christine Detz

    Producer, 'To the Point'

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Andrea Brody

    Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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    Julie Makinen

    Los Angeles Times

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