OPINION Post-disaster rebuilding of Nepal requires forward-thinking By Kedar Neupane JUN 7, 2015 – 11:00 “Nepal has lurched ground like a ship on the high seas”. The headline of the Tribune de Genève after the second major earthquake of 7.3 magnitude rocked Nepal on May 12 said it all. By […]
Nepal Urges Foreign Rescue Workers in Kathmandu to Go Home KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s government urged foreign rescue workers in the quake-hit capital to return home Monday as hundreds of people visited Buddhist shrines and monasteries to mark the birthday of Gautam Buddha. Information Minister Minendra Rijal said the major […]
EARTHQUAKE Long-term rebuilding needed for Nepal By John Heilprin APR 27, 2015 – 14:33 A Swiss team is assessing needs in earthquake-hit Nepal after the devastation seen in villages like this one, Kumalpur, on the outskirts of capital Kathmandu, Nepal on 27 April 2015. (Keystone) A Swiss team of experts […]