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Journey to the epicentre

Journey to the epicentre

It is the story of my volunteering work as a field photographer for grassroots organisations during the earthquake in Nepal. The project explores livelihood of people in the remote areas in Nepal from Kathmandu valley to the epicentre.

Photos
38
Status
Public
Created
Jul 04, 2015
Updated
Feb 09, 2022
Categories
Contemporary Issues Documentary
Tags
#Nepal #Earthquake #Aid #Distribution #Poverty #Sindhupalchok #Vdc #Gumba #7.8 #Chisopani #Destruction #Remote Area #Livelihood #We Help Nepal #Kartike #Sigati #Dolakha #Munda

Photos (38)

A villager tries to get a ride with the aid distribution truck.
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people wait for their relief materials
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The police officers tries to keep people calm after they block the road to negotiate with the aid distribution's truck
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Katike village is a meeting location for people who live in Gumba VDC, Sindhupalchok district. They walk 6 hours to collect relief material.
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People wait for the relief materials at Kartike village in Sindhupalchok district.
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Lost in the crowd
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Young boys are on 6 hours trek carry food back to Gumba village, Gumba VDC, Sindhupalchok
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The helicopter from aid agency leaves Gumba village after the second 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit the area
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Most of villager gather on the plateau in front of Gumba village wait for the helicopter to deliver relief material. Before the earthquake 7.3 magnitude
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during the 7.3 magnitude earthquake at Gumba village, Sindhupalchok district.
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during the 7.3 magnitude earthquake at Gumba village, Sindhupalchok district.
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Gumba
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during the 7.3 magnitude earthquake and landslides at Gumba village, Sindhupalchok district.
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In one temporary house at lease 6 people live together.
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Young boys work as tractor driver that deliver relief materials to Barpak (1st epicentre), Gorkha district.
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A meeting location for aid distribution. Laprak.
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Moving up to the plateau
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People gather outside after finished unload relief materials.
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most t of the people from Laprak who come to collect relief material are women because a lot of men move to middle east countries or Malaysia for work.
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Gumba Villagers are on 6 hours trek and carry relief material to their village
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Gumba village, Sidhupalchok district
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Villager from Singati village collects remaining woods. Dolakha district
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A boy is in the bus that leaves Singati village. Dolakha district.
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Villagers pull out rice sacks from rubble, Sigati, Dalakha district.
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Buses are busy and jam with many people who going back to their family at Belaphi village, Sindhupalchok district
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Young boys sit outside the grocery store at Belaphi, Sindhupalchok
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Cover
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