A year after Nepal’s worst earthquake since 1934,and with aid from government and agencies scarce, villagers in Sindhupalchowk are turning to relatives abroadThe villagers gather on top of a mountain in Nepal’s Sindhupalchowk district, and on the sun-spotted ground in the canopy of two trees,to make a final-ditch yell for help. A year after the worst earthquake in 80 years hit Nepal, their patience with the government and international agencies has all but vanished.
Clutching a pink smartphone with a patchy internet connection, or connected to a loudspeaker so everyone can listen in,Ram Krishna calls the people they know they can count on: relatives and friends abroad, who will send home remittances.
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Source: theguardian.com