Maldives media are preparing for a telethon on Saturday to raise funds for earthquake relief in Nepal.
The telethon – organized by the Maldivian Red Crescent (MRC) and the Maldives Medical Association – will begin at 12:30pm and run till 6pm. The MRC is also organizing a football match in Malé at 4:15pm on Saturday to raise funds.
Nepal was hit by a second major earthquake on May 12, two weeks after the devastating earthquake in which more than 8000 people were killed.
The estimated damage could cost billions, aid agencies have said.
President Abdulla Yameen has pledged US$50,000 for the relief effort, and the Maldives Police Services and the Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital have also pledged to donate.
The Maldives raised US$1.9million to help Palestinians who lost their homes in the Israeli offensive in Gaza last year.
The International Federation of Red Crescent (IFRC) has completed 100 housing units in Gaza with the US$1.9 million raised by the Maldivian media
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