KATHMANDU, Nepal – Nepal's government renewed its appeal to international donors to send tents, tarpaulins and basic food supplies in the wake of last weekend's devastating earthquake, saying some of the items being sent are of little use.

The government also asked donors to send money to help with relief efforts if they cannot send things that are immediately necessary.

"We have received things like tuna fish and mayonnaise. What good are those things for us? We need grains, salt and sugar," Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat told reporters Friday.

Mahat said the government had decided to exempt taxes on tents and tarpaulins.

Information Minister Minendra Rijal said Nepal would immediately need 400,000 tents and so far has been able to provide only 29,000 to the people who need them...

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/05/01/week-after-devastating-earthquake-officials-say-nepal-still-urgently-needs/

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