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Help Gorkha, epicenter of Earthquake Nepal '15

This campaign is to support victims of Gorkha the epicenter of deadly earthquake on 25th April, 2015

Help Gorkha, epicenter of Earthquake Nepal '15

This campaign is to support victims of Gorkha the epicenter of deadly earthquake on 25th April, 2015

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Kathmandu, Nepal

$755 USD 13 backers

3% of $20,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

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Dear friends, family and colleagues,

We are reaching out to you to ask for your support after the devastating earthquake in Gorkha District, Nepal which is about 100 kilometres north-west of Kathmandu, is the epicenter of the earthquake that has killed over 10,000 people. That is where the real devastation begins in the traditional villages that are in the surrounding hills. We, Rajesh Gurung (currently in Kathmandu, Nepal) and Suresh Dhakal (currently in Bangkok, Thailand) are coordinating international fundraising efforts to support and sustain the work of local NGOs and first responders on the ground. The goal is an achievable $20,000 that will help to provide food, medicines, mattress, and shelter to the villagers of Gorkha District. The Government of Nepal is still unknown about problem in that place, every people in villages are now homeless, no food to eat and do not have a shelter.

We are setting up a Help Gorkha fund for immediate urgencies for the villagers affected by the earthquake in rural villages of Gorkha district. We will update on an ongoing basis as details emerge.

Summary

When the deadly 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal on 25th April 2015, it destroyed many parts of Gorkha district including Barkpak, Laprak, Saurpani and Siranchowk. This is the area where the villages are totally cut off and where the death toll will increase exponentially once they finally get there and realise how bad things are.

One of those villages is Barpak, a tiny, vibrant settlement of about 1,200 homes in Gorkha district, site of the quake's epicenter. Even by Nepal's remote standards, getting to Barpak is not easy.

One of the villagers pointed to the people gathered there and identified them, one by one: “Father just buried; mother just buried; sister just buried.”

Back in Saurpani, an ethnic Gorkha village at the epicenter of Saturday’s quake, Ms. Dhakal said, “we have no shelter, no food and all the bodies are scattered around.”