Saskatoon volunteer in Nepal says earthquake aftermath ‘apocalyptic’

Coleman said the city was hit with a heavy aftershock about 20 minutes after he arrived at his guest house, sending people running into the street. He said the second one came while he was sleeping.

“It was pretty scary waking up to an entire building shaking and having to run down a hallway while the building was shaking,” he said, adding luckily, no one was hurt.

Fearing there may be more aftershocks, Coleman said people are keeping safe by staying on the ground level of buildings or sleeping outside in tents.

While it appears the worst is over, Coleman described the aftermath of crumbled buildings, mass cremations in the street and the on-going removal of dead bodies as a constant reminder of the disaster.

“If you want to do international volunteer work, now is the time because it’s overwhelming the damage that’s been done.”

Coleman said he’s disappointed that he has to leave Nepal once the highways re-open, but knows it’s too unstable to stay. The backpacker advises anyone who has not heard from their loved ones to stay hopeful, since phone and internet service is extremely unpredictable.

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by Bre McAdam

Saskatoon volunteer in Nepal says earthquake aftermath ‘apocalyptic’

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