Nepal earthquake: Survivors cremate the dead, face uncertain future

Nepal earthquake: Survivors cremate the dead, face uncertain future
Bodies cremated by the river in Nepal after earthquake

A creek village in northern Nepal that was hit by a strong earthquake last Friday is filled with raucous cries.

13 people who perished in the 6.4-magnitude earthquake have been sent off by mourning individuals who have gathered around grave braziers.

Individuals in the isolated Jajarkot city worry about their future as they mourn their loved ones.

Since the disaster destroyed their homes, they have been sleeping outside in the chilly weather and are in desperate need of help.

The earthquake that struck Jajarkot, in the state of Karnali, on Friday, left 157 people dying and more than 300 people injured.

Some of the onlookers by the Thuli Bheri river banks sobbed uncontrollably that they passed out, and an emergency took them to the doctor.

Map of 3 November 2023 earthquake in Nepal

Hire Kami, who had taken a break from his work in India to enter the Tihar gentle event in Jajarkot, was one of those who was cremated.

According to his comparative Hattiram Mahar, he made an effort to save him from the debris. He urged people not to move on Hire Kami as he pointed the BBC to the location where the man was discovered gasping for air.

According to Hattiram Mahar, folks dug for individuals using bowls, sheets, and household goods.

Hari Bahadur Chunara, a friend of Hire Kami, even came to pay his respects.

He remembered how the nighttime disaster had occurred. ” Cries engulfed the entire village, and none of us could believe clearly.”

The dead braziers were put out as dusk fell. The survivors ultimately made their way upward toward the remains of their village.

Hari Bahadur Chunara remarked,” There is no place to take house; perhaps relief supplies will appear.”

Babies spending another day outside without a roof over their heads worries Hattiram Mahar.

A relative mourns over bodies of victims during cremation procession at Chiuri village in Jajarkot, Nepal, 05 November 2023.

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Ganesh Malla, an earthquake veteran, is receiving therapy for his wounds in Aathbiskot, farther down the Thuli Beri valley.

He recalls being transported by plane to a hospital, where he is one of 30 people who survived.

He declared,” My two sons died.” I don’t actually know where my wife and son are being treated because they are even hurt.

The hospital’s orthopaedic surgeon Padam Giri recalled the flurry of people in the wake of the earthquake.

Some didn’t actually own clothes, so we gave them what they needed, he said.

Kul Bahadur Malla, another tenant of Aathbiskot, made a support request. ” Our houses were lost by the patients.” I ask the government to make provisions for sleeping and eating, at least for the time being.

Barekot, where the earthquake’s epicenter was situated, suffered less severe destruction than Jajarkot.

However, it led to the collapse of mud and stone homes, according to Barekot citizen Ganesh GC.

But, those who are wealthier did not suffer as severe damage to their material homes.

The poor are harassed by floods and landslides, according to professor Ganesh JC.

” Earthquake has also attacked the poor ,” he continued.

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