Our students live in fear – an account of life in an earthquake zone, by Prakash
Written by Prakash: 2nd year DFN student:
Namaste !!! I'm safe up until now but the fear of earthquakes are still in my mind. The first earthquake was in 25th April at near 12:00 noon. That was 7.9 on the richter scale, and vibrated for more than a minute. That day was Saturday (holiday), so I was in my hostel room and all the offices and the most of the shops were closed. I was preparing for my upcoming exams. Suddenly, I felt my chair and reading table start to move, and there were sharp creaks from the walls and windows. Most people started to cry and run towards ...
DFN hits the news
Today was a big day for DFN in the UK. We discovered the power of Twitter and social media to raise the awareness the profile of both the charity, and the plight of the Nepalese in the aftermath of the catastrophic recent earthquakes. We were invited for three radio interviews, which you may hear below.
Please do have a listen and let us know what you think. If you haven't recently donated to The Nepal Appeal, perhaps this will motivate further. https://www.justgiving.com/TheNepalAppeal
BBC Radio 5 Live; Listen in 1h 42 minutes in http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05tk...
NEWS: Dr Lalit has narrow escape From second huge earthquake
On the morning of May 12th, Nepal was rocked by and another enormous earthquake apparently recording 7.4 on the Richter scale. Our first doctor, Lalit was flying to Namche in the Everest region with MSF, when they saw the land sliding away beneath them. Lalit sent this message; "I was in the Everest area, trying to land helicopter 2 mins before we land we saw houses breaking, landslides, then we stayed in the sky seeing lots of landslides..." This can only mean further devastation for nepal. Please continue to support; nepal needs your help even more.
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Dr Lalit helps in aftermath of earthquake
We are proud to report that Dr Lalit (our first doctor) has been recruited by MSF (Doctors Without Borders) to work in areas worst hit by the recent earthquake. Through the tragedy, we are optimistic that our vision to train students to work in these difficult conditions really does work. Having a doctor who is able to speak Nepali language, and be instantly available during local disasters empowers the Nepalese to rebuild their future.
Lalit is currently doing a "heli-clinic" - flying to areas that are currently in accessible by road or foot.
Our other students at Patan ...