NEPAL, May 29, 2015 (Hinduism Today): Tenzin Norbu of Sunny Travels in Nepal sent the following email to a donor who was helping with funds to rebuild a village:
“We thank you for the support. We have distributed the funds to the very poor Tamang village of 450 houses. It was not much, but the people were very happy to get anything in such a crises. The good news about the situation is that while nearly 400 houses were destroyed, only five or six died. Most were luckily out in the field working. One major school was closed that day, and others were able to run out of their home in time.
“Now these people have already started to rebuild their houses. The whole village is cooperating, but they will only be able to rebuild 25% of the houses destroyed this year. Instead of tents or food, they want aluminum roofing to build permanent houses. One sheet costs US$20, and to build one normal house they need 12 to 16 sheets for the roof.
“Now the biggest problem is for the tourism Industry. In Nepal, most are farmers. Then we have people working overseas in the Middle East and Malaysia. The tourism industry is very important to the economy, but through August, 90% of all tourist trips have been canceled. More and more people are jobless. We hope the tourist season will peak as usual in September. Visiting Nepal will help rebuild Nepal.
“Praying for you all and thanking you once again.
Tenzin Norbu, Managing Director, sunnytravels.np@gmail.com