Uttam Growing up in Nepal
A massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit the Southeast Asian country of Nepal on Saturday, April 25 which was the worst natural disaster for the country which killed more than 7,500 people and injured more than twice as many.
Nepal is a country with rich history, beautiful valleys, mountain peaks and monuments. Many of those monuments are in rubble today. It has lost lots of Architectural heritage, Major temples have gone down, on every other corner there is collapse building. Hundreds of thousands of people were rendered homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed, along with UNESCO World Heritage sites such as Patan Durbar Square and the Bhaktapur Durbar Square. The Himalayan Times reported that as many as 20,000 foreign nationals may have been visiting Nepal at the time of the earthquake, Hundreds of people are still considered missing and more than 450,000 are displaced .The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19, making it the deadliest day on the mountain in history.
Me and My family we are physically and emotionally affected. I lost my cousin; she was walking in a narrow street in Kathmandu along with her friends. Two of her friends were lucky enough to survive but she wasn't and she was buried when major earthquake occurred.
The death toll from the massive earthquake has already passed 7500; it is incalculable human loss and suffering, with millions of people rendered homeless. The aftershocks have not receded and we expect the final casualty numbers to climb much higher, it completely or partially destroyed nearly 300,000 houses.
Nepal is one of Asia's poorest countries, and has little ability to fund a major reconstruction effort on its own .The extent of damage from the earthquake and its aftershocks are huge. It will cost billions to rebuild. According to the United Nations, 8 million people have been affected, and 1.4 million are in need of food assistance. Reaching the remote areas presents a special challenge. Nepalese would rebuild their nation and come out of the crisis stronger, but not without help from other countries. The landlocked country is between India and China is 75 percent mountainous, with one of the lowest GDP’s in the world, simply does not have the resources to recover on its own and must rely on international help.
This is a place where I grew, where I spent my childhood, this place means a lot to me. I still have visualization that comes where I played, walked. I felt bad to hear that my school where I spent schooling is partially damaged. Locals spent the night on roads as their homes were destroyed due to devastating earthquake that struck the country. After the earthquake, many Children lost their parents and living in a temporary shelter. Without clean water and proper sanitation the threat of spreading disease is very real .The situation in Nepal is heartbreaking,
At the time of incident, I was surfing social site. I saw news on that and I tried calling my family several times, worryingly. The calls were not connecting. I started to panic. Each minute felt to me like a year. I succeeded in getting through by midnight Nepal time on Saturday, and was about to talk to my mom over the phone and get information. It was shocking to hear that that I lost my cousin. When I see news of those buried people and collapse structure I feel very bad. My two Sisters along with their family live in Kathmandu. Luckily they are safe .I have recently kept in touch with all of my aunts, uncles and cousins who are safe, but still in trauma because of the natural disaster. My small nephew she cries when somebody says that earthquake is going to occur .Aftershocks are still continuous , which have left thousands of people to sleep in the street, too afraid to stay in their homes. For more than a week, every morning I woke up in a fear of news of disaster. Because there were more than 135 aftershock .every time I got a call from families me and my wife we get afraid of the fear that we might hear a bad news.
The earthquake affected 30 out of the 75 districts in Nepal, and 4.6 million people were exposed to the dangerous tremors of the earthquake. The epicenter was 50 miles northwest of the capital city of Kathmandu. One of the historic monuments I mentioned includes Dharahara Tower, which stood a little over 200 feet, was built in 1832 and was a major tourist attraction. The recovery time could take years for the third-world country, leaving the citizens of Kathmandu and all of Nepal in desperate times.
Our small Nepalese community here locally is also helping earthquake victim and many groups, such as Linked2pay, Unicef, Red Cross, The Salvation Army and PayPal, are accepting donations for the relief effort. Every amount makes a difference. Please pray and donate for Nepal.
Nepal is a country with rich history, beautiful valleys, mountain peaks and monuments. Many of those monuments are in rubble today. It has lost lots of Architectural heritage, Major temples have gone down, on every other corner there is collapse building. Hundreds of thousands of people were rendered homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed, along with UNESCO World Heritage sites such as Patan Durbar Square and the Bhaktapur Durbar Square. The Himalayan Times reported that as many as 20,000 foreign nationals may have been visiting Nepal at the time of the earthquake, Hundreds of people are still considered missing and more than 450,000 are displaced .The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19, making it the deadliest day on the mountain in history.
Me and My family we are physically and emotionally affected. I lost my cousin; she was walking in a narrow street in Kathmandu along with her friends. Two of her friends were lucky enough to survive but she wasn't and she was buried when major earthquake occurred.
The death toll from the massive earthquake has already passed 7500; it is incalculable human loss and suffering, with millions of people rendered homeless. The aftershocks have not receded and we expect the final casualty numbers to climb much higher, it completely or partially destroyed nearly 300,000 houses.
Nepal is one of Asia's poorest countries, and has little ability to fund a major reconstruction effort on its own .The extent of damage from the earthquake and its aftershocks are huge. It will cost billions to rebuild. According to the United Nations, 8 million people have been affected, and 1.4 million are in need of food assistance. Reaching the remote areas presents a special challenge. Nepalese would rebuild their nation and come out of the crisis stronger, but not without help from other countries. The landlocked country is between India and China is 75 percent mountainous, with one of the lowest GDP’s in the world, simply does not have the resources to recover on its own and must rely on international help.
This is a place where I grew, where I spent my childhood, this place means a lot to me. I still have visualization that comes where I played, walked. I felt bad to hear that my school where I spent schooling is partially damaged. Locals spent the night on roads as their homes were destroyed due to devastating earthquake that struck the country. After the earthquake, many Children lost their parents and living in a temporary shelter. Without clean water and proper sanitation the threat of spreading disease is very real .The situation in Nepal is heartbreaking,
At the time of incident, I was surfing social site. I saw news on that and I tried calling my family several times, worryingly. The calls were not connecting. I started to panic. Each minute felt to me like a year. I succeeded in getting through by midnight Nepal time on Saturday, and was about to talk to my mom over the phone and get information. It was shocking to hear that that I lost my cousin. When I see news of those buried people and collapse structure I feel very bad. My two Sisters along with their family live in Kathmandu. Luckily they are safe .I have recently kept in touch with all of my aunts, uncles and cousins who are safe, but still in trauma because of the natural disaster. My small nephew she cries when somebody says that earthquake is going to occur .Aftershocks are still continuous , which have left thousands of people to sleep in the street, too afraid to stay in their homes. For more than a week, every morning I woke up in a fear of news of disaster. Because there were more than 135 aftershock .every time I got a call from families me and my wife we get afraid of the fear that we might hear a bad news.
The earthquake affected 30 out of the 75 districts in Nepal, and 4.6 million people were exposed to the dangerous tremors of the earthquake. The epicenter was 50 miles northwest of the capital city of Kathmandu. One of the historic monuments I mentioned includes Dharahara Tower, which stood a little over 200 feet, was built in 1832 and was a major tourist attraction. The recovery time could take years for the third-world country, leaving the citizens of Kathmandu and all of Nepal in desperate times.
Our small Nepalese community here locally is also helping earthquake victim and many groups, such as Linked2pay, Unicef, Red Cross, The Salvation Army and PayPal, are accepting donations for the relief effort. Every amount makes a difference. Please pray and donate for Nepal.
