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View of the reconstruction site of Bhaktapur Durbar Square, a World Heritage Site in Bhaktapur, Nepal.
View of the reconstruction site of Bhaktapur Durbar Square, a World Heritage Site in Bhaktapur, Nepal.
Sunil Pradhan
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Rebuilding Nepal, 2 Years Later

The task of rebuilding from the 2015 earthquake, in both villages and the capital, remains painfully slow.

By Deepak Adhikari and Sunil Pradhan

A devastating earthquake struck Nepal almost two years ago, but anyone visiting Bungamati, an ancient ridge-top town at the southern rim of the Kathmandu Valley, could be forgiven for thinking that it happened only a couple of months ago.

The earthquake which hit central Nepal just before noon on April 25, 2015, killed almost 9,000 people, injured 22,000, and made over half a million people homeless.

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The Authors

Deepak Adhikari is a Kathmandu-based freelance journalist who covers Nepal for international publications.

Sunil Pradhan is a Kathmandu-based freelance photojournalist specializing in social and cultural issues.

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