Operation Sankat Mochan

For the evacuation operation by India during South Sudanese Civil War, see Operation Sankat Mochan (India).

Operation Sankat Mochan (Nepali: संकट मोचन, Operation Crisis Relief) is a Nepal Army earthquake relief operation following the April 2015 Nepal earthquake; the Nepal Army has deployed 90 percent of its force.^[3][4][5]

Operation Sankat Mochan
Part of Response to April 2015 Nepal earthquake
Nepal Army and Turkish Disaster Relief aid worker working together.
Type	Emergency response
Location	Earthquake-affected areas of Central Nepal
Objective	Search and rescue, disaster relief
Date	26 April 2015 –
Executed by	Nepal Army and Indian Army
Casualties	6,311+ confirmed dead[1] 14,000+ injured[2]