Earthquake Devastates Nepal's Sacred Sites
Earthquake Devastates Nepal’s Sacred Sites
SPECIAL FEATURE (Oct/Nov/Dec, 2015)
Nepal’s Hindus and Buddhists face an enormous rebuilding task following the greatest single loss of a nation’s cultural heritage in history
In april 25, 2015, at 11:56 am Nepal Standard Time, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Nepal so violently that Kathmandu shifted 10 feet to the south in less than 50 seconds. Hundreds of thousands of walls, floors and roofs collapsed on people who had no time to escape. Nearly 9,000 lost their lives and another 23,000 were injured as the massive quake and its many aftershocks turned much of Central Nepal into vast stretches of heartbreaking rubble. Hinduism Today’s Nepal-based photographers, Thomas and Liam Kelly, and correspondent Sally Acharya set out immediately to render aid to their neighbors, then report the crisis to the international community. In this feature, now months after the event, they tell the story in words and photos.
Text by By Sally Acharya, Kathmandu
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Read MoreSPECIAL FEATURE (Oct/Nov/Dec, 2015)
Nepal’s Hindus and Buddhists face an enormous rebuilding task following the greatest single loss of a nation’s cultural heritage in history
In april 25, 2015, at 11:56 am Nepal Standard Time, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Nepal so violently that Kathmandu shifted 10 feet to the south in less than 50 seconds. Hundreds of thousands of walls, floors and roofs collapsed on people who had no time to escape. Nearly 9,000 lost their lives and another 23,000 were injured as the massive quake and its many aftershocks turned much of Central Nepal into vast stretches of heartbreaking rubble. Hinduism Today’s Nepal-based photographers, Thomas and Liam Kelly, and correspondent Sally Acharya set out immediately to render aid to their neighbors, then report the crisis to the international community. In this feature, now months after the event, they tell the story in words and photos.
Text by By Sally Acharya, Kathmandu
Read More: http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=5632
