I’m off this time says teacher, as Nepal hit again

A BRITISH Jewish teacher from London who has been travelling around Nepal has described the fear he experienced when the second big earthquake hit the country on Tuesday.

Simon Warner, 28, decided to stay in Nepal after the first quake struck last month, killing 8,000 people.

But now, he has “had enough” and was looking to book a flight home this week.

Mr Warner, a former JFS and Hasmonean student, was sitting in a café in Pokhara, the third largest city in Nepal, when the 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck.

He recalled: “The ground started shaking — after-shakes from the last earthquake are relatively common. But then the shaking became stronger and people started running into the streets, so I ran with them.

“I was keeping an eye on the buildings above to see whether anything was falling. People were scared, shouting.

“Many people were on the streets. Then another earthquake happened about 30 minutes later. People started running again. I was in a café — I ran again. It is made more scary by the lack of knowledge of what to do. People just started panicking.”

Mr Warner, an English teacher, originally intended to fly back to Britain in June.

Meanwhile, Prime Mini s t e r B e nj a min Netanyahu indicated this week that the IDF rescue delegation may have to return to Nepal after it arrived back in Israel on Tuesday. He said: “You helped 1,600 wounded people and brought new life with at least eight births. You have shown the true face of Israel. I am certain that you are already prepared for your next mission… according to the news, the next mission may already be upon us.”

At least 42 were killed and 1,006 injured in the earthquake on Tuesday.

Scared: Simon Warner