Bharath Prasad Pokhrel and his extended family lived in a fine wood and stone house in Jeewanpur, Dhading. On their plots of farmland, they cultivated rice and other food grains. Last season was good, and the family…
Ree VDC, North Dhading, is home to about 7000 people, living in scattered settlements among the steep hillsides. Fortunately, most of the people were out of their houses on Saturday 25 April, when the earthquake came, its…
Fourteen-year-old Dipesh was bathing when the earthquake struck on Saturday 25 April. It felt as though the whole earth was shaking itself to pieces. First one side of his building crumbled, and then the whole building was…
Over the years, UMN has helped train many people and organisations in disaster preparedness. One example is Nepal Christian Relief Services, an NGO set up to respond to the needs of communities affected by disasters. They are…
Medical Teams International is a new partner for UMN. A team from MTI has travelled to the end of the road in North Dhading, and today will be walking up into areas that have no road access.…
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Lele Sunar Tole was a pretty little village of traditional wood-framed mud-brick houses, about 8-9 kilometres from Kathmandu. Thirteen or fourteen households live there; the people are mostly artisans, working in brass and iron, and raising some…
“We took off in a hurry, surrounded by dark rain clouds and headed for the isolated mountain village of Keraunja. It wasn’t long before we could see many villages that were completely destroyed,” writes Josh Riggsbee, one…
The first night without aftershocks. How good it was to sleep soundly at last. This morning, families in Kathmandu emerged drowsily from under their tarpaulins, and heated water for tea on small burners or open fires. Today,…
April 25, 2015 was a dark day in Nepal. Kathmandu and the surrounding districts have taken a big hit of 7.9 rector scale earthquake at midday. What has scared the people more are the many strong after…
Easter is celebrated in a very special way in Nepali Churches. Following an early morning service different church groups join the rally that goes around town and gathers in a public meeting place in Kathmandu. This Easter,…
