Few signs of reconstruction in Nepal one year after quakes

Few signs of reconstruction in Nepal one year after quakes

Photo taken April 20, 2016, shows Barpak village in western Nepal's Gorkha district, which was the epicenter of a deadly quake that struck on April 25, 2015. The magnitude 7.8 quake destroyed or damaged 98% of the village's 1,447 houses, turning the village into a shantytown of tin shelters. Reconstruction grants pledged by the government have yet to reach the village. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Few signs of reconstruction in Nepal one year after quakes

Few signs of reconstruction in Nepal one year after quakes

A woman rests on April 20, 2016, after carrying firewood to her temporary shelter in Barpak village in western Nepal's Gorkha district, the epicenter of a deadly quake that struck on April 25, 2015. The magnitude 7.8 quake destroyed or damaged 98% of the village's 1,447 houses, turning the village into a shantytown of tin shelters. Reconstruction grants pledged by the government have yet to reach the village. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Woman transported to Gorkha hospital after suffering broken arm

Woman transported to Gorkha hospital after suffering broken arm

A 70-year-old woman with a broken arm is speechless in Gorkha, Nepal, on May 2, 2015, when asked about the situation in a quake-hit mountain village near the border with China. She was left in the village with the injury for five days before being airlifted to a hospital in Gorkha. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Transport of quake relief goods to Gorkha hampered

Transport of quake relief goods to Gorkha hampered

Nepalese villagers are seen in Gorkha, Nepal, on May 2, 2015. They said they have not received enough relief supplies following the April 2015 earthquake. The transport of relief supplies to the district of Gorkha, the epicenter of the quake, has been hampered due to roads damaged by landslides. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Injured villager carried to Gorkha hospital after airlift

Injured villager carried to Gorkha hospital after airlift

An injured person is carried on a stretcher to a hospital in Gorkha on May 2, 2015, after being airlifted by helicopter from a remote mountain village, following the deadly April 2015 earthquake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Man stands in his house damaged by quake in Nepal

Man stands in his house damaged by quake in Nepal

A man stands in his damaged home in Gorkha, Nepal, on May 2, 2015, following the devastating earthquake in the previous month. The district of Gorkha was the epicenter of the magnitude 7.8 quake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nepalese anxious as transport of quake relief goods hampered

Nepalese anxious as transport of quake relief goods hampered

A woman appears anxious in Gorkha, Nepal, on May 2, 2015, as she cannot receive enough relief supplies following the devastating April 2015 earthquake. The transport of relief supplies to Gorkha has been hampered due to roads damaged by landslides. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo