Nepal is a country of immense variety: from its flat southerly regions in the Ganges plain to the roof of the world atop Mount Everest, this landlocked nation nestles between India and China and is home to 125 ethnic groups and castes speaking almost as many languages. 6 months ago, however, a shared catastrophe struck—on the morning of April 25, a 7·8-magnitude earthquake hit the centre of the country, its shockwaves rippling outwards and affecting an estimated 6 million of the 31·5 million population.
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