After a devastating earthquake that hit the Himalaya's on Monday, rescue workers struggled to provided relief for citizens who were stuck in the high mountains. Heavy rains and mudslides prevented any sort of help, yet eventually helicopters managed to drop food and supplies and roads were eventually cleared of mud. This 6.9 earthquake killed 53 people and damaged more than 100,000 homes.
It is surprising to hear how much of an impact this quake had on surrounding cities; for instance, two men and a child were crushed when a brick wall toppled outside the British Embassy in the capital, Katmandu. Almost 70 more people were injured, and were transported to hospitals across Nepal. The majority of deaths in India occurred when houses, already weakened from recent monsoon rains, collapsed from the force of the earthquake.
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