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Nepal in round-a-clock update with China's satellite images and forecast

Xinhua, April 28, 2015 Adjust font size:

Nepal has been in regular update with latest satellite images and weather forecast provided by Chinese Meteorological Administration (CMA), Meteorological Forecasting Division of Nepal said on Tuesday morning.

Nepal has been checking the FY2E image series and the generated forecast of South Asia region round the clock through its receiver in Kathmandu, at a time when the Himalayan nation has been getting aftershocks after a major earthquake on Saturday.

"We have direct access to the image and forecast of CMA and we are in regular updates, " Subash Rimal, weather expert at Meteorological Forecasting Division told Xinhua over phone.

According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, a cloud patch has entered to Nepal on Tuesday morning.

"A cloud patch has moved from Uttarkhand side of India to Nepal which can cause partial rainfall in the capital and other parts of nation later in the day," Rimal said. Endi