Gorkha Earthquake

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: The tears of Suk Maya Nepali, 72, have not yet stopped. She lost two members of her family, one granddaughter and one grand granddaughter. She said, “God should have taken me. Why it took members of my family who still had more life to live?” Simjung VDC, Gorkha.

: Kale Sarki mourns the death of his grandson Rakesh Nepali, 7 years old under the temporary shelter at Sirubari village of Simjung VDC, Gorkha. Rakesh lost his life as he could not get any treatment at the village. According to the mother of he was all right until 7 may. In the morning of 8 may, he started to vomit and had also stomach pain. The mother of Rakesh was seeking health facility in the village. Rakesh lost his life before he got any health care. I could not see any health care and doctors at that time in Simjung VDC.

: Madina Khatun, 25, mourns on the death of her mother Rabira Bibimiya, 60, due to the earthquake. Mother was buried inside the house as the earthquake hit the village of Asharang VDC in Gorkha.

: Jhuthi Maya Gurung, 82 years, walks on the debris of Simjung village at Simjung VDC in Gorkha. Simjung Village is face to face with Barpak village which is epicenter of the devastating earthquake. The some kind of devastation can be seen in Simjung Village too.

: Nepalese Security person identifies the dead body of Rabira Bibimiya, 60, who lost her life due to the earthquake in the village of Asharang VDC in Gorkha.

: Bisal Gurung 13, from Swara Village, Gorkha, gets first aid treatment at Gorkha District Hospital after four days of Earthquake. He was airlifted from his village .

: Dr. Sanjevani Shrestha with her team treats the victim of earthquake with the help of mobile light at Gorkha District Hospital.

: Ashish lamichhane 12 years , who study in 8 class in Siddhakali Higher Secondary School in Tandrang VDC survey his school which is totally destroyed by the earthquake. Gorkha.

: Villagers unite to recover the belonging of Hem Kumari Lamichhane,76 years women from Tandrang VDC in Gorkha.

: A youth from Tandrang VDC helps to recover the paddy from a collapsed house of Sangam Lamichhane at Gorkha. The first priority for the villagers to recover from the collapsed house was paddy.

: Lal Maya Basnet piles up her belongings she recovered from her destroyed house at Paslang village of Gorkha district. The dark cloud, in the background, added rain to add more pain to the victims of earthquake in Gorkha.

: Dal Bahadur Gurung, 64, used the traditional materials like “Khar”, Bamboo and woods to make temporary shelter at Simjung village in Gorkha. Many villagers did not wait the tent that may come to them on relief. Villagers in mid-hills Gorkha started to cope with the aftermath of the earthquake from the next day.

: Purna Prasad Shrestha, 70, takes rest at his temporary shelter at Gorkha Bazaar as aftershock keeps on hitting Gorkha District after the main quake.

: Grand father Jhamke Nepali rush his grandson Anil Nepali, 9, for health post at Sirubari , Simjung VDC, Gorkha. Anil was also ill since few days after the earthquake. Anil and Rakesh are friend and were playing and living under the same tent.

: Ram Nepali,1 year, from Simjung VDC of Gorkha, smiles from his cradle. His house is partly destroyed by the earthquake.

: Victim of Pokaratar village from Simjung VDC Gorkha distribute the relief in a fair way among them. The villagers were eating and living in one group for three days after the earthquake.

: Som Maya Nepali, 76 with her Granddaughter in-law, Susmita Nepali, 25, feeding her baby sit in front of their totally collapsed house in Koplang VDC in Gorkha. They lost their two family members in the earthquake.

: Children from Simjung VDC, Gorkha , help eacher to pile up the stone from debris of a house.

: Children‬ from ‪Arughat‬, ‪Gorkha‬ play with the suitcase found in the debris created by the ‪earthquake‬ . Most of the houses are collapsed in Arughat

: Farmers, the victim of earthquake from Simjung Village, spade the maize field as they see food security that can sustain then for the coming monsoon in local level.

Nabin Baral