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Relief Efforts From The U.S. To Nepal

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The death toll from the earthquake in Nepal continues to climb by the hour. 

And the search for dead and survivors is accompanied by growing efforts to assist the living, many of them displaced by the destruction of their homes. 

American Red Crossand other aid organizations mobilize for such disasters. 

A rep from the Cascades Region office in Portland joins us with the general picture of how disaster relief efforts are conducted. 

 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.