Himalayan Tragedy
More than six months after the earthquake that devastated Nepal, the government has yet to begin disbursing $4.1 billion in aid, and the cold is setting in.
Mikel Dunham is the author of Buddha’s Warriors, Caught in Nepal, and co-editor of The Nepal Scene: Chronicles of Elizabeth Hawley, 1988-2007.
More than six months after the earthquake that devastated Nepal, the government has yet to begin disbursing $4.1 billion in aid, and the cold is setting in.
It's been 48 hours since the first big quake hit. The ground still turns to jelly every so often. Helicopters shudder overhead. The cremations go on and on.