As most of you know, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the heart of Nepal on April 25, 2015, just 77 kilometers northwest of Kathmandu. Then on May 12 another, 7.3 magnitude aftershock struck. More than a million homes and other kinds of buildings, including many centuries-old, irreplaceable temples, and other kinds of unique heritage structures, were destroyed or badly damaged. And more than 8000 people lost their lives and hundreds of thousands were injured.
In memory of the “First Anniversary of The Nepal Quake,” NOA quickly donated school bags, stationary, and T-shirts to 100 earthquake child victims on April 14, 2016, in coordination with the Rotary club of Madhyapur Thimi. NOA is still working closely with various organizations, both in the USA, in Nepal, and elsewhere internationally, on many rebuilding and recovery projects and we will continue to try our very best to support these efforts into the future. The recovery and restoring work is far, far from yet being finished, and substantial help of many kinds, including medical assistance, is still very urgently needed.
let’s spend a few moments to light a candle and pray for all of the Nepalese people who lost their lives in the two massive earthquakes and aftershocks last year.
Newah Organization of America April 26th, 2016
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