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Flying over Nubri Valley in Nepal

Aerial views of Nepal reveal the scale of the devastation and ongoing reconstruction efforts.

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A helicopter flying over the Nubri Valley on its way to Samagaun, a village situated 4,000 metres above sea level. [Omar Havana/Al Jazeera]
By Omar Havana
Published On 22 Sep 201522 Sep 2015
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Nubri Valley, Nepal –  Nubri Valley was hit by a devastating earthquake that affected millions of people throughout Nepal.

As one of the most isolated areas in the Himalayan region bordering Tibet, the Nubri Valley is nestled nearly 4,000 metres above sea level.

The earthquake destroyed the bridges providing access to the nearest city, Arughat. It is now only accessible by foot, a five-day walk through the valley. Nearly 80 percent of homes in the valley’s villages were either completely destroyed or damaged.

A government body was recently set up to oversee reconstruction in the aftermath of the earthquake, but the process was derailed last month when politicians, who have been focusing on passing Nepal’s long-awaited constitution, failed to approve a law that would have kept it in operation. The more than $4bn pledged by development agencies and foreign governments during a donor conference in June have remained unspent to this day.


Rebuilding Nepal: The rubble must go


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A Buddhist monastery is seen through the windows of a helicopter flying over the Nubri Valley. [Omar Havana/Al Jazeera]
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A partially damaged school, as seen from above. [Omar Havana/Al Jazeera]
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The devastation caused by a landslide at the edge of a village in the Nubri Valley. [Omar Havana/Al Jazeera]
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A village damaged by the earthquake. [Omar Havana/Al Jazeera]
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Almost 80 percent of the houses in Nubri Valley were destroyed by the earthquake. [Omar Havana/Al Jazeera]
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The village of Samagaun, situated 4,000 metres above the sea level. [Omar Havana/Al Jazeera]
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Men work on the reconstruction of a house damaged by the earthquake in the village of Samagaun. [Omar Havana/Al Jazeera]
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Children wave at the helicopter flying over their village. [Omar Havana/Al Jazeera]
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Children living in temporary shelters. [Omar Havana/Al Jazeera]
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More than $4bn pledged by development agencies and foreign governments during a donor conference in June have remained unspent to this day. [Omar Havana/Al Jazeera]
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A farmer working in a rice paddy in the Nubri Valley. [Omar Havana/Al Jazeera]


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