Riot police intervene as anger erupts among Nepal quake survivors
Nepalese representative in Hong Kong requests emergency supplies as riot police are deployed
The Nepalese consulate in Hong Kong said tents, mattresses, blankets, water purifiers, sanitation kits, utensils and materials for outdoor living were urgently required in quake-affected regions.
The country also needed surgeons with equipment, it said.
The consulate has urged people to make donations to the country's disaster relief fund.
The Li Ka Shing Foundation has donated US$1 million to Nepal for relief and rescue efforts, it said.
The generous contribution came as desperate Nepalis clashed with riot police and seized supplies of bottled water in Kathmandu yesterday as anger boiled over among survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 5,000.
Supplies are running thin, and aftershocks have strained nerves of people in the ruined capital city, home to 2.5 million before it was shattered by Saturday's powerful quake.
Anxious to leave, thousands of people began gathering from before dawn outside the main bus station after the government promised to provide special services to reach far-flung areas. "We have been waiting since dawn. They told us that there would be 250 buses coming, but we haven't seen any," said Kishor Kavre, a 25-year-old student.