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Zuckerberg thanks people for contributing to Nepal Earthquake relief fund
People contributed more than $15 million to bring relief and support to the people of Nepal after the earthquake struck, according to Facebook.
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Published at : October 6, 2015
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In a video, Facebook Founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg has thanked people for contributing to the earthquake relief fund in the aftermath of the Great Quake.
People contributed more than $15 million to bring relief and support to the people of Nepal after the earthquake struck, according to the social networking site."To all of you who donated — thank you for making a difference," reads a status by Zuckerberg
Facebook had also activated a safety feature where more than 7 million people in Nepal have been marked as safe. According to Facebook, more than 150 million users were notified.
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Zuckerbeg had announced that Facebook had raised more than $10 million (Rs 1.2 billion) within two days. “We gave people the option on Facebook to support local relief efforts. In two days, more than half a million people donated and raised more than $10 million to support the International Media Corps relief effort,” read a status posted by Zuckerberg. “Facebook will donate an additional $2 million to local recovery efforts to help those in affected areas.”
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