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An avalanche of rocks took everything in the town of Langtang in a few seconds -
Among the victims are many Tibetans, who lived in the town as refugees
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Víctor M.olazábalSpecial for the world Kathmandu
Rescue teams say that the Langtang people is a shadow of what it was. Maybe not that. The force that had the snow avalanche, piedras, trunks and mud that crossed the valley buried everything he found in his path. Many took them ahead when they left shortly before their homes, terrified by the previous earthquake, thinking they would be safe. That's why, Survivors retain a difficult trauma. And now, When they feel a minor replica, They get up from their site, They look everywhere and go from one place to another anguished by their loved ones. This is a common scene in the refugee camp installed on the outskirts of Katmandu, He'slied, Where some live 150 inhabitants of that valley turned into a massive grave.
Karpu is right, of 12 years, He ran with his father under a rain of stones that made him think that at the end of the world. "Iba camino de Rimchie cuando sentí el terremoto. I started running and when we arrived they began to fall stones quickly. The earth came to us. Vi rodar tres rocas del tamaño de una casa y otras como tiendas de campaña", This boy who remains whole thanks to the fact that he demonstrated a huge strength to flee from that horror. He arrived in the capital seven days later, tras "un largo viaje en autobús y andando más de siete horas" To feel safe. His father was not with him, He returned to Langtang in search of survivors.Karpu's mother lost her life in the devastating avalanche as did some 200 people in his hometown.
The valley, After the lirung mountain is collapsed and cause an unstoppable expansive wave that reached the adjoining slope, It is a debris grass that overwhelms who dares to see it. There works the canine rescue team of Nepal with the intention of recovering the bodies so that their relatives provide them with goodbye. Like the one that will receive the hundred corpses found in recent days. During the first days, Rescues were complicated by the inaccessibility of the place, where you can only arrive with helicopter. Tibetans say that the few who arrived were destined to the evacuation of tourists and injuries.
Those who survived see their time at the improvised camp of the capital for five days. They talk about their things and make prayers for their dead. In the great tent there are mostly women, since many men have gone to Kyanjin Gumba -a 3.830 Altitude meters- to look disappeared or are at the airport asking for help. Although many Nepali have returned to their homes after a week living in stores, The Tibetans, Following the words of Dalai Lama, They continue outdoors in case the earth is reopened.
Most survivors of Langang Natural Park live because the day of the earthquake were out of the valley. Others caught them fully at home. Careful Hope, that has a broken left arm in a sister and the hand swollen by the force of the avalanche. "No corrí, I stayed in a corner of my house and protected my daughter covering her with my body, abrazándola", Account the farmer of 44 years. Pasang was buried in his home but was able to open a small hole.
Refugees hope that the next rains of the monsoon take the snow and the mud that floods their valley On the border with the Tibetan region claimed by China. Only then can they rebuild their houses but they know that the place will become a mountain of corpses. They are also aware that the force of the monsoon will be a big problem if they do not have houses to take. For now they are waiting for the Nepalese Government to put their situation on their agenda, although without great hope. The camp is maintained with the help of Buddhist temples and neighbors in the area. Site managers calculate that they can endure a week. A Dhang, of 40 years, Three living children have left of four. That believes, at least, for what his friends from Kyanjin have told them, Because he hasn't seen them yet.
"No quiero que vengan aquí porque sé que la ayuda de los budistas se acabará y no tendremos nada", This woman who was covered with snow is affirmed between two rocks that fell on her until hours later three porters heard their shouts and took it out.
