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25/04/16
Nepal: Progress and Challenges One Year After the Earthquake
On Saturday 25 April 2015, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, killing nearly 9,000 people and and destroying homes, leaving 188,900 people displaced. One year on, families continue to rebuild their lives.
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Displaced family evicted from camp finds new temporary home
We caught up with Madan Poudel, a volunteer camp manager we met in Kathmandu in Nepal three months ago.
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Nepal, Six Months After the Earthquake
On Saturday, April 25th, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake devastated Nepal. It hit the country and its people hard, in urban and rural communities alike. Hundreds of aftershocks were felt, and on May 12th, another powerful magnitude 7.3 quake struck.Six months after the disaster, we know that nearly 9,000 people lost their lives and thousands more were injured. Nearly 60,000 Nepalese have been displaced to 120 sites across 13 districts. Now, six months later, they are preparing to return home – with uncertainty about what to expect when they arrive.
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