western australia

Nepali remnants from the earthquake

@JudyEv (382104)

Rockingham, Australia

February 9, 2020 8:20pm CST

The photo is from Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal. There was a lot of damage here from the earthquake and a lot of restoration work is going on. One big building is being restored with funds from China. We went through an area where dozens of pieces of masonry are being stored waiting to be replaced in their original positions. Each one has a tag which no doubt gives its position in the grand scheme of things. The bottom right photo is of one of the many buildings in the square.

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@noni1959 (13048)

• United States

10 Feb 20

I'm glad they are trying to repair. What a huge task for them to undertake.

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@noni1959 (13048)

• United States

12 Feb 20

@JudyEv After all these years it would seem would withstand earthquakes and other elements; however, I guess they weaken after each event.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 20

@noni1959 The epicentre of this one might have been closer than normal too.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Feb 20

The Square seemed to suffer a lot of damage but of course the buildings there are very old.

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@rebelann (117238)

• El Paso, Texas

10 Feb 20

When did that earthquake happen?

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@rebelann (117238)

• El Paso, Texas

12 Feb 20

I guess it can take a long time to recover from those kinds of damages especially if there isn't enough money to make repairs. @JudyEv

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 20

@rebelann It's a very poor country so it has to be hard for them.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Feb 20

It was in April, 2015.

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@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

10 Feb 20

That must be a huge task to replace things in their original positions! This looks like a place of historic importance.

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@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

12 Feb 20

@JudyEv Oh wow - then it is very important to the people to have this restored. I don't know how much was actually damaged, but it looks like big chunks actually stayed intact!

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 20

@much2say There were lots of big chunks on the shelves but then it was probably a four or five storey building.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Feb 20

It's very ancient and very historic so they are keen to repair it.

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@rakski (156506)

• Philippines

10 Feb 20

That is good they are tying to repair it

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@rakski (156506)

• Philippines

12 Feb 20

@JudyEv yes, I hope so too

@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Feb 20

It will take a long time but hopefully it will be even better than before.

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@kobesbuddy (78833)

• East Tawas, Michigan

10 Feb 20

This was terrible, Judy! I'm so sorry to hear about this destructive earthquake, in Kathmandu, Nepal

Were there many people, who lost their lives or were injured?

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Feb 20

I'm glad you asked because when I went looking I was amazed at how many lost their lives. I hadn't realised there were so many. You might enjoy the Wikipedia entry which is where I got these statistics. It killed nearly 9,000 people and injured nearly 22,000. The earthquake also triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, and 21 were killed there.

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@amitkokiladitya (171988)

• Agra, India

10 Feb 20

They really need a lot is repairs

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Feb 20

Some of the buildings have been very badly damaged. There is a lot of work to be done.

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@amitkokiladitya (171988)

• Agra, India

12 Feb 20

@JudyEv and i think.tye coin has a weak economy to support all this.

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@rsa101 (40976)

• Philippines

10 Feb 20

That place has some of the oldest buildings that are there. It just is unfortunate that they have this earthquake and devastated their old buildings. It is good that China made an effort to restore them back.

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@rsa101 (40976)

• Philippines

12 Feb 20

@JudyEv That is true but most if badly destroyed by quakes are not restored back to their original form/state.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Feb 20

@rsa101 I'm sure some restorations are just not worth the effort.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Feb 20

Hopefully the area will be back to what it once was.

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@shaggin (74987)

• United States

10 Feb 20

That’s wonderful they are trying to fix it.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Feb 20

It is a huge task. China is putting a lot of money into it.

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@yanzalong (19091)

• Indonesia

10 Feb 20

When did the earthquake happen? Are there any other buildings also destroyed?

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Feb 20

It occurred in 2015 and nearly 9,000 people were killed. Many of the buildings were destroyed or damaged including many ancient ones.

@wolfgirl569 (135770)

• Marion, Ohio

10 Feb 20

Glad they could save some stuff

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Feb 20

There are lots of bits and pieces that they have managed to salvage.

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@xFiacre (14786)

• Ireland

10 Feb 20

@judyev No such care was taken when the end wall fell off our house in an earthquake! It was just patched up.

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@xFiacre (14786)

• Ireland

12 Feb 20

@JudyEv Malawi. House was somewhat ramshackle to start with. Must put a photo up later.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Feb 20

What country was this in? I guess you should have lived in a very ancient and holy house!

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

10 Feb 20

It's sad there was so much devastation from the earthquake. It's good they are able to restore the buildings.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

12 Feb 20

@JudyEv I heard there was.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Feb 20

There was a lot of destruction at the time.

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@Deepizzaguy (122171)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

10 Feb 20

An earthquake is one of the scariest natural disasters on this planet for anyone who goes through one.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Feb 20

I think so too. There is absolutely nothing that you can do about it.

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@Deepizzaguy (122171)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

14 Feb 20

@JudyEv That is true since earthquakes can strike at any time.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

10 Feb 20

At least they saved some things. Earthquakes are so powerful.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Feb 20

I didn't know before but this killed nearly 9,000 people.

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@allknowing (153530)

• India

11 Feb 20

Somehow after an earth quake I notice wherever that happens everything is put back in place at a cost ofcourse. Good you got to see a bit of it.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Feb 20

I think the repairs in this Square alone will cost a lot of money.

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@jobelbojel (36796)

• Philippines

10 Feb 20

The building looks solid rock.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Feb 20

I think it's mostly brickwork and wood.

@Hate2Iron (15724)

• Canada

10 Feb 20

I'm glad that they are working on putting as much of it back together as possible. I can't even imagine the work all of that will take!

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Feb 20

I should think it would take years. And how they'll get the salvaged bits back in the right places.....

@jstory07 (148734)

• Roseburg, Oregon

10 Feb 20

That is history and I hope everything can be restored .

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Feb 20

Hopefully things will be repaired over time.

@JohnRoberts (109841)

• Los Angeles, California

10 Feb 20

Good the effort is being made for restoration.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Feb 20

China is sinking a lot of money into the restorations.

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