Sankhu, a community of 10,000 people about 18 kilometers east of Kathmandu, estimate their community lost more than 80 percent of its buildings in the earthquake. In spite of this, Sankhu was fortunate because lives were spared. The adults were already working in the fields and the children were outside at play at the time of the earthquake.
In Sankhu Most Lives Spared
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A man carryies approximately 40kg of grain retrieved from his home destroyed by the earthquake, Sankhu, Nepal, April 29, 2015. (Steve Herman/VOA)
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A local electronics shop damaged by the quake. (Rosyla Kalden/VOA)
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An earthquake survivor tries to salvage anything of value from his destroyed home, Sankhu, Nepal, April 29, 2015. (Steve Herman/VOA)