Many spend night outside following earthquake in Nepal

In a faraway place in the hills of western Nepal, many people had to stay outside in the cold because their homes got damaged by a big earthquake on Friday.

157 individuals lost their lives and over 300 people sustained injuries during the earthquake.

Officials are saying that the search and rescue missions are almost finished.

Right now, the main goal is to help homeless people find shelter and make sure they have the necessary supplies they need. But the teams that save people said to the BBC that they don’t have enough tents.

Many people who lost their homes slept outside or in makeshift tents in very cold weather last night.

One person who lost her sister in the earthquake talked about her sadness: “We have no choice but to live like this. ” We no longer have anything. There is nothing to eat and nowhere to live. My sister left our family. We need assistance.

Relief efforts are concentrated on the faraway areas of the two districts most affected by the 6. 3-magnitude earthquake – Jajarkot and Rukum West.

People are sharing stories about scary things that happened to them, amazing times when they were lucky to survive, times when they were almost hurt, and times when they lost loved ones.

Baljit Mahar is one of the people who lost their seven-year-old son.

“We couldn’t save him, but the rest of the family members were able to quickly leave when the earthquake woke us up,” Mahar told Reuters in the distant village of Chiuri in the hilly Jajarkot district.

He saved his son’s dead body from their collapsing mud and stone house.

Mahar said that all of his things and clothes are buried under the rubble, and he doesn’t have anything left.

Baljeet BK, another person who survived in Rukum, has asked the government for help in finding a place to live for the people who lost their homes.

There is no food to eat and nowhere to stay. People are living outside, exposed to the elements. We must remain in this chilly weather. “Whole houses have disappeared. ”
In the parts of Jajarkot that were hit the hardest by the earthquake, they are getting ready to cremate a large number of people who passed away.

People are feeling really sad because they’ve lost loved ones, and they’re also scared that more aftershocks might happen.

Officials in Jajarkot and West Rukum have advised people to not go back to their homes.

Over 250 smaller earthquakes have occurred in the area since Friday. According to a research center, there were six aftershocks that had magnitudes higher than 4.

The government of Nepal has agreed to receive aid from friendly countries and promised to rebuild the areas that were damaged within one year.

The government has also mentioned that they will give free medical care at the hospitals for the people who are hurt.

They told people to pay attention to fake phone calls that promise help.