Day 2: Picking up the Pieces
The Times of India article sort of highlights the problem Nepal currently is facing. Basically it is lack of young labor (three millions are out of country) and lack of tools to clean the debris. Not being able to dig bodies out of rubbles will creat a lot of problems soon – water pollution and contagious diseases.
Unfortunately everyone is focusing in distributing tents. Very few aid workers want to do difficult work of picking shovels and cleaning dirts. These millennials around the world are so worried about the issue they think is big — oh those poor people do not have breakfast; they do not have drinking water; they do not have rugs. There are enough water in villages. They figure it out. Give them cash.
Nepal’s picks up the pieces, with bare hands
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