Nepalese army gets image boost from quake relief work


  • World
  • Thursday, 30 Apr 2015

CHAUTARA, Nepal (Reuters) - In the rubble-strewn Nepali hilltop town of Chautara, a round-the-clock rescue effort by the military is helping to recast the image of an institution once criticised for rights abuses in a brighter and more sympathetic light.

"The army was here five minutes after the quake," said resident Dil Bahadur Khatuwa, 44. "They've been treating people and helping to get things from houses."

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