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2015 Nepal Earthquake

This is a collection of news articles on the 25 April 2015 earthquake that struck Nepal and neighbouring countries

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Climate-Smart Farming in Rural Nepal Eases Pressure to Migrate
globalcitizen.org
By Aadesh SubediPYUTHAN, Nepal, Jan 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Ram Bahadur Rayamajhi worked in a furniture shop in India for nearly 15 years …
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In Nepal’s post-earthquake reconstruction, women masons are breaking gender barriers
worldbank.org - Sulochana Nepali
recounts 38-year-old Kamala B. K. from Nuwakot in central Nepal. Kamala is one of 149 women mobile masons hired by the National Reconstruction …
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Nepal donors pledge $3bn for rebuilding in aftermath of earthquakes
The Guardian - Agence France-Presse and staff
India, China and Asian Development Bank lead donor list as prime minister counters sceptics with vow that corruption will not be tolerated International donors led by India and China have pledged approximately $3bn (£1.91bn) to rebuild Nepal in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes that hit …
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Nepal, Three Months After the Earthquakes
The Atlantic - Alan Taylor
Three months have now passed since massive twin earthquakes struck Nepal, killing more than 8,800 people, injuring more than 22,000, flattening nearly 600,000 homes, and leaving millions still in need of food, clean water and adequate shelter. Though residents are working to return to their normal …
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An Oral History of Langtang, Destroyed by the Nepal Earthquake
Outside Magazine - Anna Callaghan
On April 25 of this year, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Nepal at 11:56 a.m., local time. Half a million homes across the country were leveled and more than 8,500 people were killed, including 19 climbers and Sherpas who died in an avalanche that roared through Mount Everest Base Camp. While images …
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How this entrepreneur helped save lives after Nepal's earthquake
Chicago Tribune - Inc.com
On April 25, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, killing more than 8,000. Alison Thompson set off for the region immediately. She runs Third Wave Volunteers, an activist organization that assembles volunteers to provide aid, shelter, and medical care in disaster zones, and when she arrived in …

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