Here are facts, figures, and stories behind Nepal’s ongoing recovery from a 7.8 magnitude- 7.8 earthquake that struck on April 25, 2015, killing 9,000 people and causing massive destruction.
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Nepal
From the Field
Tropical storms, flooding wreak havoc around the world
Hurricane Harvey and flooding around the world is captured in 12 stunning photographs by World Vision photographers as we respond to these natural disasters.
Voices
In the shadow of a broken shrine: Child labor in Nepal
In 2015, World Vision staffer Matt Stephens was in Nepal during the devastating earthquake. Two years later, he returns to witness how the disaster is impacting children and leading to a rise in hazardous child labor.
From the Field
Top humanitarian crises of 2015
What were the top 8 humanitarian crises of 2015? Find out what they were and what World Vision and people like you did to help.
From the Field
Worst natural disasters of 2015
Floods, drought, heat waves, earthquakes and monsoons top of the list for the worst natural disasters of 2015. Learn more about how World Vision responded.
Voices
Nepal earthquake: Strangers wanted her little boys
A week after Nepal’s deadly earthquake, a stranger approached Kanchi, a mother of three, and asked to adopt her two boys. See how World Vision works to protect children from a variety of dangers after disaster strikes.