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| A Nation Devastated |
| By Li Wei-huang; excerpted and translated by Tang Yau-yang; photos by Hsiao Yiu-hwa |
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A massive earthquake in April reduced half of Nepal to a disaster zone, affecting a third of the population. Tzu Chi volunteers sprang into action to help the reeling nation. |
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ONE IS HURT,
TWO FEEL THE PAIN
At Dhulikhel Hospital, a boy screams as a nurse sterilizes and dresses his left ring finger, half of which was severed in the quake. His screams break his mother’s heart.
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NOT ENOUGH FOOD
In Bhaktapur, a badly damaged area, tent residents sit in orderly lines for one of their two daily meals from an international aid organization. Statistics from the World Food Programme indicate that about 1.4 million Nepali did not have enough food in the aftermath of the quake.
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