CRI听力:Prayers for Victims One Month after Deadly Quake

A month after a magnitude 8.1 earthquake hit Nepal, residents of the capital city of Kathmandu continue to live in fear of further aftershocks.

"People are still scared because of the continuing aftershocks even after one month has passed since the big earthquake. Many of our houses are still cracked or damaged and people are still living in tents. We are still scared."

"We are still staying in a plastic shelter. We don't even have a tent, not even the ones that were distributed by the government. We are still scared and worried and we are not even sure how many more months this will continue."

Two powerful earthquakes devastated Nepal on 25 April and 12 May, killing nearly 8,700 people and injuring 16,800 others.

Hundreds of families are still living in open camps and temporary shelters and many schools remain shut.

The earthquakes damaged not only homes and office buildings but destroyed a large number of heritage sites and ancient temples.

Nepal faces billions of US dollars in reconstruction and rehabilitation costs.