, by BALDRY Eileen, OJHA Hemant, SHRESTHA Krishna K.
Two years after the devastating earthquakes that struck Nepal , the country is struggling to bounce back. Nearly 70% of the affected people still live in temporary shelters , and it is common to see damaged houses, temples without roofs, and earthquake debris lying around, even in the capital (...)
, by KUMAR Nikhil
It was a year ago that Ram Giri’s home imploded. The earthquakes that killed nearly 9,000 people in Nepal in April and May 2015 twisted the brick walls of the two-room structure, spilling the exterior into what had been the family’s living space. Here is a brick-filled cavity where there was once (...)
, by BERLAGE Eliza
New research shows the earthquake that struck central Nepal in April this year was only a partial rupture of a regional fault line, meaning another strong quake could be due in future.
The study, published today in Nature Geoscience, suggests the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that killed more than (...)
, by FROBERG Maude
After the Nepal earthquake, a cluster of tents was quickly put up in a patch of land among the winding streets of Kathmandu’s Sunder Mar neighbourhood.
The people staying there have little in the way of comfort, but the site has one precious feature: there are no buildings looming overhead.
In (...)
, by PANT Sunil
The earthquake-ravaged country’s debt stands at $3.8 billion. Writing off its loans will go a long way in helping it recover from the recent disaster.
I would like express my heartfelt thanks to all the kindhearted people across the world for their generosity and solidarity in response to the (...)
, by NELSON Andrew
As the world comes to terms with Nepal’s earthquake and media outlets start shifting their gaze elsewhere, it is worth analyzing how the global English media covered the disaster – and what they missed. This was a “classquake” as much as a natural disaster, a point missed amid the dramatic (...)
, by FERNANDEZ Belén
Israel’s conduct in the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake has revealed much about the country’s values.
Metaphorical aftershocks from the earthquake that recently devastated Nepal, killing thousands, continue to be felt in the state of Israel — nearly 5,000 kilometers away.
How come?
For (...)
, by La Via Campesina
La Via Campesina solidarity message and call for support.
Nepali peasants celebrating the National Peasants Day in 2013La Via Campesina wants to express its solidarity and support with the peasants and all people in Nepal after the terrible recent earthquake. Nepalese authorities estimate that (...)
, by BALACHANDRAN Manu, TIMMONS Heather
Extending a hand of help to Nepal is important for both regional powers to build their influence in the country.
Perched atop the Himalayas, and wedged between the world’s most populous nations, Nepal has always been of strategic importance that belies its small size.
Home to one-third of the (...)
, by SHNEIDERMAN Sara, TURIN Mark
Disaster relief in Nepal is beginning even as aftershocks continue. Canada’s $5-million is a good start, and regional neighbours are sending heavy equipment, experts and critical resources. Mechanisms must be put in place to ensure that the relief reaches far beyond the capital of Kathmandu to (...)
, by BURKE Jason
‘If we had money we would have built a strong house,’ says one woman who, like hundreds of thousands of others across Nepal, has been left homeless.
After more than 36 hours of darkness, Garima Saha, 12, woke up on Monday morning in a makeshift orthopaedic surgery ward in the reception hall of a (...)
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