Nepal, Apr 21 (ANI): One year after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal, the country's tourism industry is recovering slowly and centuries old buildings are still under renovation. An earthquake that hit Nepal on April 25, 2015, killed thousands and demolished more than half-a-million homes, most of them in rural areas cut off from emergency medical care. On May 12, another massive quake struck Kathmandu. The two tremors killed 9,000 people, injured more than 22,000 and damaged or destroyed more than 900,000 houses, forcing many to brave freezing temperatures living in temporary shelters made from tarps and corrugated iron sheets. Anger and frustration has been mounting in Nepal in the months following the disasters, as many Nepalis awaited assistance. The government said Nepal would need at least $2 billion to rebuild homes, hospitals, government offices and historic buildings and appealed for help from international donors. Tens of thousands of survivors are still living in huts made from tin sheets and tarpaulin as reconstruction has been delayed by political bickering over a new constitution.
