One person's memories of the Nepali earthquake
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382440)
Rockingham, Australia
January 26, 2020 9:01pm CST
One of the buildings at the Durpar Square was devoted to explanations and descriptions of the 2015 earthquake. Many pieces of masonry have been salvaged and tagged so they can be repositioned when the buildings are reconstructed.
There was also a wall of ‘letters’ written by people, describing how they felt when the earthquake occurred. Some were in English; others in Nepali. The one in the photograph is in English (obviously) and seems to have been written by, perhaps, a younger person, maybe a teenager.
It reads: “At baisakh 12/2072. That was a black day of my life. I never expected it. Like seriously I was like ‘Huh!! What happening I think I was like can’t describe in words too. It’s was just a blakest day of my whole life. At that day, I was with my parents (mom and dad) arranging the book bcoz it was a new sessions of new class. Suddenly the earthquake. I was blank. I don’t what happens what to do. So. I just hope. This black day don’t come in my whole entire of my life.”
The date at the beginning of the letter is from the Nepali calendar.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
27 Jan 20
This clearly makes us feel the plight of those who actually went through all this.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
27 Jan 20
@JudyEv yes...true from the heart
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
27 Jan 20
@kepweng some regions do have it
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@LadyDuck (502729)
• Italy
27 Jan 20
It is a shocking experience, even a minor quake is a shocking experience. I remember the one we had when we lived in Monte Carlo, your head spins for a moment and then you have the feeling that everything moves around you... and it was not very strong, only some books fell on the floor.
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@rsa101 (41005)
• Philippines
27 Jan 20
Looked like the boy was traumatized by the event. It was a strong quake that there were lots of destruction around the place. I think it is understandable that the boy would not like it to happen again since that is something that will stick to your memory all your life. I can relate to that to my countrymen down south where they are constantly bombarded by earthquakes the past few months. I am wondering how they are doing there?
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@Mavic123456 (21891)
• Thailand
27 Jan 20
Living in the Philippines for a long time I think I have experienced a lot of this, from flash flood, to earthquake and volcanic eruptions.
you could really say, that black day of your life.
wait, was it you who is sponsoring a Nepalese kid.
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
27 Jan 20
They should laminate that writing.
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@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jan 20
That's a good idea. At the moment, it's just clipped to a length of twine.
@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jan 20
Thank you for sharing parts of your trip. It is interesting to read such posts just like watching NatGeo on tv.
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jan 20
@JudyEv oh yes, I enjoy your posts very much.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
31 Jan 20
I experienced one very minor quake - the full force of a destructive one would be terrifying
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
31 Jan 20
@JudyEv yes, a lot of buildings are built on landfill which would just liquify in a big quake
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@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Feb 20
@arthurchappell I hadn't thought about that. You're scaring me now! 
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@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jan 20
And I think the feeling of having absolutely no control of your life at that particular time.
@moffittjc (128840)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Jan 20
I hope I never have to experience a large or devastating earthquake. Thankfully, I live in a part of the world where earthquakes are extremely rare. I would probably panic, since I've never been in an earthquake before.
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@moffittjc (128840)
• Gainesville, Florida
29 Jan 20
@JudyEv I don't know if you have heard the news about the 7.7 quake near Jamaica and Cuba. They could feel the shaking even in Miami, and people were panicking because they thought Florida was experiencing an earthquake!
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@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Jan 20
@moffittjc No, I didn't hear about that one. Some other myLotter was saying something about Florida never having earthquakes. 
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
27 Jan 20
@JudyEv that is very true, I hadn't thought of that
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