Michelle Yeoh help earthquake victims in Nepal

Hollywood actress who was born in Malaysia, Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh announced he would donate 100,000 euros (RM408,000) to assistance and rehabilitation to the victims of the earthquake in Nepal, recently.

Yeoh has distributed donation of 100,000 euros through the Emergency Response Fund for Nepal, Nepal Automobile Sport Association (NASA) for relief and rehabilitation of earthquake victims, according to Nasa said in a statement.

Yeoh was accompanied by partner Jean Todt, who is also president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA), arrived in Kathmandu on Friday to attend the NASA program, franchises FIA in Nepal.

This is his second visit to Nepal after shortening the trip to return to France following a strong earthquake here last April, the statement said.

Yeoh, who is also an ambassador for Global Make Road Safe adjusted FIA, visited Nepal on April 23 to participate in the congress organized by the FIA ​​Asia Regional Sports.

He also has pledged to do its best to assist in the recovery and reconstruction in Nepal, the statement said.

Todt and Yeoh also met with Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Ban Ki-moon after the earthquake, and asks for support for the victims of the earthquake in Nepal.

Nepal hit by a major earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale on 25 April and strong aftershocks on 12 May.

More than 8,500 people were killed, more than 15,000 people were injured and property worth billions of dollars have been destroyed by the earthquake may be.