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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

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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

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      Julie Makinen

      Los Angeles Times

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    1 of 3
    Pope Francis Goes Green, but Will the Flock Follow?
    1. 1:15Survivors Pulled from the Rubble in NepalYou’re reading this
    2. 8:06Pope Francis Goes Green, but Will the Flock Follow?
    3. 43:22The Virtual Candidacy of Elizabeth Warren
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