Villagers Help Each Other with Reconstruction after Nepal Earthquake

Many small communities in Nepal have been pulling together to clear the rubble and destruction left by an 8.1-magnitude earthquake that shook the country on April 25. In the villages outside Kathmandu, people are just starting to get back on their feet. Bungamati has 700 homeless families and just 60 tents, so the need to start the recovery is paramount. Along the winding alleys of the village, everyone is joining in with the monumental cleanup task. No heavy equipment is available to help, so all they have got is each other. One villager, Karuna Maharjan, has been overseeing the removal of her destroyed home. Her grandfather died in the rubble, but there has been little time to mourn. Everything the family owned was in the house, including their savings and the craft tools she and her husband use to make a living. The family have to rebuild and, for now, the only help they are receiving is from their neighbors. "The government's not even given us a penny. Whatever we have received has been from relatives and well wishers who've given 500 or 1,000 rupees, but then that money we have to give to the people helping us out to provide food, so there's been no help. But it's not just us, everyone is having the same troubles at the moment," she said. The family are currently living with two other families in a temporary shelter, but it is cramped and insecure. Karuna is worried about the monsoon downpours that will soon bring heavy rains to Nepal. The monsoon is also a big issue for NGO's, which are concerned that up to a million people are now living in similar shelters. "Because the monsoon is around the corner, no, actually it won't be suitable for them to stay here for a lot of reasons. There are health issues as well and the danger of epidemics spreading," said Amy Deuja, Habitat for Humanity Nepal. In Nepal, the health concerns are very real. As cholera and tuberculosis could easily spread amongst communities crowded together in unsanitary conditions, volunteers have been spraying vinegar and disinfectant around the tents. At this stage rebuilding seems a distant dream and it will be a massive task. The UN estimates that over a million Nepalese have been forced away from their homes and even the buildings that survived the quake cannot remain standing for long. More on: http://newscontent.cctv.com/NewJsp/ne... Subscribe us on Youtube:    / @cctvvideonewsagency   CCTV+ official website: http://newscontent.cctv.com/ LinkedIn:   / cctv-news-content   Facebook:   / 756877521031964   Twitter:   / newscontentplus