Monday, 25 April 2016

Nepal one year after the earthquake

On April 25th 2015 a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal leaving thousands dead and thousand injured. Yet one year on the thousands of people who lost everything in the disaster are still living in temporary shelters and tents made from salvaged wood covered with corrugated metal sheets. Although little progress has been made in rebuilding the many homes destroyed as a result of the quake, aid agencies in the country are helping the population to rebuild their lives. One of those organisations is the UK based Catholic aid agency CAFOD. The agency and its partners, were on the front line in the immediate aftermath of the disaster reaching hundreds of thousands of people with vital aid, including food, shelter and hygiene and sanitation kits and warm materials to help them through the winter. Director of CAFOD’s partner Caritas Nepal, Fr. Silas Bogati said that the Caritas Confederation has reached out to 350 thousand people.