Gorkha earthquake

I saved my granddaughter before our roof collapsed

 

Dilkumari, a 65 year-old mother of five living outside of Kathmandu, describes how the deadly 8.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on 25 April, 2015 nearly killed her and her granddaughter while her family was away.

Storyteller: Dilkumari

Date of Story: 25 April, 2015
Location of Story: Jitpur Phedi, Nepal
Location: Jitpur Phedi, Nepal
Date: 23 November, 2015

Recorded by: Sarki Gyalzen for Volunteers Initiative Nepal

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“I felt the ground would crack open and erupt like a volcano”

 

Saraswati, a 32 year old mother living in rural Nepal, thought that she and her family would die in the 8.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal on 25 April, 2015.  It was her first earthquake, and says she never realized her own home could potentially kill her.

Storyteller: Saraswati

Date of Story: 25 April, 2015
Location of Story: Jitpur Phedi, Nepal
Location: Jitpur Phedi, Nepal
Date: 23 November, 2015

Recorded by: Sarki Gyalzen for Volunteers Initiative Nepal

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Surviving Nepal’s worst earthquake since 1934

 

Phampha, a 35 year old woman living in a village outside of Kathmandu, describes the terror and confusion of experiencing the 8.1 magnitude earthquake that killed 9,000 people, injured 23,000, and left hundreds of thousands homeless on 25 April, 2015.

Storyteller: Phampha

Date of Story: 25 April, 2015
Location of Story: Jitpur Phedi, Nepal
Location: Jitpur Phedi, Nepal
Date: 23 November, 2015

Recorded by: Sarki Gyalzen for Volunteers Initiative Nepal

Find out more about this rural Nepali community and get involved here.