Nepalese duo Chandra Prakash Adhakari (left) and Debendra Giri who are helping the Nepal Relief Committee 2015, formed by four NGOs during a press conferene at the Suntech Building in Bayan Baru on 06/05/15. Starpic by CHIN CHENG YEANG/The Star/06-05-2015
WHEN the earthquake struck Nepal, Debendra Giri was left helpless as he wanted to be part of the rescue efforts in his homeland.
When he learnt that the severe 7.9 magnitude earthquake had also levelled his hometown of Gorkha, about 200km from the country’s capital of Kathmandu, his anxiety went up a few notches as he has family and kin living there.
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