Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Langtang, Bagmati, Nepal


Langtang, Bagmati is a village development committee (VDC) in Rasuwa District in theBagmati Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 468 people living in 100 individual households. The village was almost entirely destroyed by a massive avalanche resulting from anearthquake on 25 April 2015. Reports from the area indicate that the village has only one structure remaining, with significant parts of the village buried beneath a landslide. As of 1 May 2015 most of the village's inhabitants are "presumed to have perished".

On way to Langtang, Bagmati




Langtang village before destruction by avalanche caused by an earthquake in 2015
Langtang village after destruction by avalanche caused by an earthquake in 2015

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