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Life limping back to normalcy in Barpak

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Barpak, once a beautiful village in Gorkha district, now stands amidst rubbles. The village was the epicenter of the devastating April 25 earthquake that claimed over 8,000 lives across the country. Some 440 people were killed in the district alone and over 955 sustained injuries.

Life in Barpak is crawling back to normalcy.

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A child poses for the camera in Barpak village in Gorkha district.


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A woman walks past houses destroyed in the earthquake.


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A woman collects firewood amid the rubble of her collapsed house.


 


 


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A boy carries a sack of rice meant for distribution to the quake victims. 


 


 


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A woman carries her chid in a wicker basket.


 


 


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A woman holds her child’s hand as she walks past the ruins of damaged houses.

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