Aftershock: Here’s how Nepal is coping after two earthquakes left nearly 9,000 dead, 16,800 injured | National Post

Aftershock: Here’s how Nepal is coping after two earthquakes left nearly 9,000 dead, 16,800 injured

Below the clouds, at ground level, a collection of coloured shapes — red, yellow, blue, green, orange — spreads out like flags signalling a colourful denial of death. They are the tarpaulins that have become home to the survivors of two devastating earthquakes that convulsed Nepal on April 25 and May 12 — symbols at once of the triumphant survival and inescapable fear of recurrence.This is the aftershock. - Armstrong, Sally. “Aftershock: Here’s How Nepal Is Coping after Two Earthquakes Left Nearly 9,000 Dead, 16,800 Injured” Newspaper. National Post.

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