Amidst the ruins of what used to be their home, Kathmandu residents sifted through the rubble to salvage belongings and raw materials to reconstruct their homes. Neighbours helped neighbours, even even the youngest members of families lent a helping hand. Sometimes complete strangers stopped by for support. Children helping their parents and siblings to clear sites of what used to be their homes.
And in the midst of it all, people who lost all had time to pause and smile and offer visitors tea.
The earthquake may have devastated Central Nepal, spreading death and destruction, but it also brought out the resilient and self-reliant spirit of the Nepali people to restore their homes, their heritage, the culture and identity of Nepal. The international goodwill and support was overwhelming, Nepal has lots of friends.
Families, neighbours and friends help each other in removing the rubble of their homes in Bhaktapur.
A neighbourhood in Bhaktapur.
Neighbours sit and talk outside their homes.
A boy stands with his plastered arm in a sling. He is living in a tent camp at Bhaktapur after his house was destroyed.
