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Long way to go in Nepal quake recovery

Charities assisting the rebuilding efforts after Nepal's earthquake say the recovery from last year's disaster is far from over.

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A woman plays with her children at a displacement camp for earthquake victims in Kathmandu Source: AAP

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By Brianna Roberts


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A massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on April 25, 2015, followed by a 7.3-magnitude aftershock several weeks later.

Almost 9,000 people were killed and 22,000 injured.

Hundreds of thousands of homes were destroyed.

Australian Red Cross Director of International Programs, Peter Walton has just returned from a visit to Nepal.

He's told Brianna Roberts, more than a year later, many survivors are struggling.

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