Schools in Nepal reopen after devastating earthquake

For the first time since two major earthquakes devastated Nepal, children are finally able to return to school.

The Associated Press reported that thousands of schools across the country have reopened, including those located in the areas hardest hit by the quakes. Many of the school buildings, however, were so badly damaged and deemed unsafe so the Education Ministry ordered that lessons be held in temporary classrooms made of bamboo or in tents.

As previously reported, the first of two powerful tremblers hit on April 25. That quake hit near the capital city of Katmandu and measured 7.8 on the Richter scale. A second earthquake, measuring 7.3, struck in the country’s Sindhupalchowk and Dolakha districts on May 12.

The impacts of each quake reduced buildings and homes to rubble. UNICEF estimated that around 32,000 classrooms were completely destroyed and more than 15,000 were significantly damaged.

The death toll from the quakes is the highest on record totaling around 8,700. And, for the young survivors whose lives have changed dramatically, on Sunday they were reunited with familiar faces of other survivors as they returned to their studies.

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