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Earthquake Devastation in Pictures

Earthquake Devastation in Pictures

A grave question lies before the survivors in Nepal: What next?

People have lost their loved ones, their life’s belongings and their livelihoods. Under such dire circumstances, how does one rebuild their life? In an agricultural country like Nepal, livestock are seen as a living savings account. Many people now have an uncertain future with the loss of their livestock, while others have at least something they can depend on for food and income.

  • Kanchi Tamang, from Dhading disctrict, lost her house and her goats in the earthquake. She shares, “There is nothing left now. My house has turned into rubbles. The walls fell over my goat shed burying four nanny goats and two billy goats. I still have not been able to retrieve their bodies.

    Kanchi Tamang, from Dhading disctrict, lost her house and her goats in the earthquake. She shares, “There is nothing left now. My house has turned into rubbles. The walls fell over my goat shed burying four nanny goats and two billy goats. I still have not been able to retrieve their bodies." Kanchi and her family have lost their livelihood making it difficult to rebuild their lives.

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  • After the disaster the situation of livestock is dire. The sheds have been destroyed and there is nothing left to feed them.

    After the disaster the situation of livestock is dire. The sheds have been destroyed and there is nothing left to feed them.

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  • Families are taking refuge in livestock sheds post disaster.

    Families are taking refuge in livestock sheds post disaster.

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  • The frequent and massive after shocks have increased the risk of higher livestock mortality as they are sheltered under weak sheds.

    The frequent and massive after shocks have increased the risk of higher livestock mortality as they are sheltered under weak sheds.

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  • As people are struggling with post traumatic stress disorder and disease outbreaks, livestock are receiving very little attention resulting in increased vulnerability.

    As people are struggling with post traumatic stress disorder and disease outbreaks, livestock are receiving very little attention resulting in increased vulnerability.

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  • A woman shows the spot where she buried her water buffalo. Her family had received a loan of 70,000 Nepalese rupees to purchase the buffalo. It provided the family with nutritious milk and additional income of 54,000 rupees annually. Now the family is left with a debt they cannot pay back.

    A woman shows the spot where she buried her water buffalo. Her family had received a loan of 70,000 Nepalese rupees to purchase the buffalo. It provided the family with nutritious milk and additional income of 54,000 rupees annually. Now the family is left with a debt they cannot pay back.

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  • A kid grazing in front of a collapsed house. A healthy nanny goat can produce up to 3 kids each time she gives birth and each kid can be sold at 10,000 Nepalese rupees at 10 months of age. A single nanny goat can be of much relief to the victim families.

    A kid grazing in front of a collapsed house. A healthy nanny goat can produce up to 3 kids each time she gives birth and each kid can be sold at 10,000 Nepalese rupees at 10 months of age. A single nanny goat can be of much relief to the victim families.

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  • Many livestock sheds have been destroyed by the disaster. In absence of proper housing, livestock are prone to disease outbreaks and loss of productivity that directly affects a family’s income.

    Many livestock sheds have been destroyed by the disaster. In absence of proper housing, livestock are prone to disease outbreaks and loss of productivity that directly affects a family’s income.

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Nepal Earthquake Photo Report

Images of how families are coping post-earthquake

 

 Heifer has provided relief materials including tents, tarps, foam mattress rolls, ropes, and other temporary housing supplies to 13,890 families. We will remain focused on providing these supplies to another 8,000 families in five more districts through the end of this week so that families will have shelter to last through the upcoming monsoon season that typically lasts from June through September.

Going forward, Heifer will begin focusing on recovery and rehabilitation, including caring for livestock among other efforts. 

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