K M Asad

Photographer
   Deadly 7.8 Earthquakes in Nepal by K M Asad 
Deadly 7.8 Earthquakes in Nepal
Location: Dhaka-1204
Nationality: Bangladesh
Biography: K M Asad (1983) grew up in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and finished my graduation in photojournalism in 2008. Covering the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr (2007) has deeply affected me. Shortly after the publication of my photographs, humanitarian aid arrived in... MORE
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Deadly 7.8 Earthquakes in Nepal
Copyright K M Asad 2024
Updated May 2015
Location Nepal
Topics Buddhism, Community, Documentary, Editorial, Emotion, Energy, Environmental, Faith, Hinduism, Homelessness, Hope, Nepal, Earthquake 7.8 natural disaster,, Photojournalism

"Life has back to normal." It surely will. In every catastrophic situation this saying is such common. Whatever Mother Nature gives us; we always need to pay it back by nurturing its blessings. But in some cases nothing rests in our hands.

Nepal was always a picturesque country with peaceful mountains hills and valleys. People of Nepal were aware of the risk of several natural disasters but never ever expected such a destructed version of quake. The date April 25, 2015 will be remembered as the most vulnerable day for the people of Nepal. Thousands of people died, lost their shelter, belongings, almost everything except their belief. The loss this earthquake brought to Nepal is huge. The people of Nepal happen to be known peace loving and surrounded by happiness. They still are. Various temples among historic sites compact to rubble by fatal earthquake.

After following massive earthquake magnitude-7.8 hit the country on 25 April 2015 in Nepal. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor Linlin Ge said the displacement was less than expected, prompting fears the stress that caused the initial earthquake may not have been fully released. "It should be roughly several meters," he said. There are a lot of concerns about what is to come in terms of aftershocks, because the ground displacement is much less than we expected. The official death toll in Nepal has reached 8,046 people including 57 foreigners, with 112 foreigners still listed as missing. Another 18,000 people were injured and 454,769 have been internally displaced.

Indeed the quake left a huge destructive mark on Nepal but yes Nepal will sooner or later recover it. The people of Nepal will surely learn to live again. As they have faith in their creator. Though the form is fragile but the belief they have, the spirit of their maker always lies between them, between us.

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