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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Global Citizen
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Global Citizen
Jan 8
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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 …
Dec 16, 2020
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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...
Jun 25, 2015
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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...
Jul 28, 2015
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Avalanches
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...
Sep 28, 2015