Which countries provided search and rescue teams and supplies to Nepal immediately after the disaster?

• A. United States and Canada
• B. India, UK and China
• C. Japan and Australia
• D. Russia and France

Answer: (B)

When a major earthquake hits, the fastest help often comes from deploying search and rescue teams with essential supplies to reach survivors quickly. In the Nepal disaster, the quickest and most direct response with both search and rescue capability and relief materials came from India, the United Kingdom, and China. India, as a close neighbor, quickly mobilized disaster response teams; the United Kingdom sent a trained search-and-rescue unit with equipment and dogs; China dispatched its own rescue teams along with substantial relief supplies. Other countries did provide aid, but the combination and speed of SAR teams plus supplies from these three were the most immediate and prominent, making them the best fit for the question.