Issue #756

May 1-7, 2015

Headline

Nepal reborn

AMUL THAPA / KATHMANDUTODAY.COM Four-month-old Sonit Awal is pulled out from underneath the ruin of a house in Bhaktapur on Sunday, after 22…

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Editorial

Shaking things up

What undermined our ability to deal promptly and adequately with search, rescue and relief was first and foremost a failure of politics.

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Columns

David Seddon
The Gadfly by David Seddon

A slow start

Whatever happened to ‘Disaster Preparedness’?

Tsering Dolker Gurung
Between The Lines by Tsering Dolker Gurung

Believe it, or not

Accurate and prompt information was a commodity in short supply in the aftermath of the earthquake

Nation

“Langtang is gone”

Nearly all the 200 inhabitants of this tiny village at the base of Mt Langtang are presumed to have perished.

Sahina Shrestha

Teacher’s tragedy

Sindhupalchok bore the brunt of the casualties with at least 1,500 deaths so far.

Cynthia Choo

In photos: Nepal Earthquake

Photojournalist Bikram Rai captures scenes of destruction following Saturday's 7.8 richter scale earthquake

Bikram Rai

Small is more useful

Safe drinking water is always the most important item needed by survivors living in shelters

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The earthquake from above

Puffs, then billows, of dust rose from various parts of the city, within minutes shrouding the whole valley in a brown blanket. The historic town of Bhaktapur, at the eastern edge, looked like it was being swallowed by a sand storm. Kathmandu disappeared.

Monumental loss

Centuries of Kathmandu’s architectural heritage was destroyed in 80 seconds last Saturday

Stéphane Huët

Microcosm of a calamity

“I want to talk but it is still very difficult for me to do so”

Cynthia Choo and Sonia Awale

Mapping the aftermath

An Internet repository for geo-located needs data is helping plan and target earthquake relief

Ayesha Shakya

Nepali Times Buzz

Must See

The Impossible

A lesson that can be learnt from this film is that of basic humanity asserting itself, or not, during natural disasters

Sophia Pande

From The Nepali Press

Not-so-big One

Dambar Krishna Shrestha in himalkhabar.com, 28 April

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In this issue:

Editorial : Shaking Things up | A slow start | Surviving trauma | Coming out stronger from crisis | Believe it, or not | Giving to the living | Small is more useful | The earthquake from above | Monumental Loss | Microcosm of a calamity | “Langtang is gone” | Teacher’s tragedy | Mapping the aftermath | Barpak in ruins | Not-so-big One | The Living Goddess lives through the quake