moonblossom: goldleaf-neonsigns: about the earthquake in nepal(it happened today, april 25, and...

moonblossom:

goldleaf-neonsigns:

about the earthquake in nepal

(it happened today, april 25, and was measured at 7.8 on the richter scale in case you haven’t heard — which is likely, since i have seen exactly 0 posts on my dash about it)

just after i heard about it, i got a call from my grandmother in Kolkata, India. she told me there had been a large earthquake.

“how did you hear about it?” i asked.

“I didn’t,” she said. “i felt it.”

in case you didn’t know, that’s a distance of over 774 kilometers — 481 miles.

this was the Dharahara tower — one of Nepal’s most famous historical landmarks, and (I believe) a world heritage site:

…and this is what it looked like after the earthquake:

so far, the earthquake has killed nearly 1,000 people, with many more injured. the death toll is expected to rise, as the full damage around the epicenter is not yet known.

this is nepal’s worst earthquake since 1932.

please continue praying for nepal.

The confirmed death toll is now well over 1,000 with more to come inevitably in the following days. The assessment of damage to property and infrastructure hasn’t even begun. Please, spread news about this and donate to agencies like Oxfam, Unicef, Medecins Sans Frontieres, and the Red Cross. They’re going to need it.