उमेर (Age):
38
ब्यावसाय/सम्बन्धन (Profession/affiliation): मिडिया क्षेत्र (media sector) / गैर मिडिया क्षेत्र (non-media sector)
मिडिया क्षेत्र (media sector)
बैसाख १२ गते भुकम्प जाँदा तपाईं कहाँ हुनुहुन्थ्यो र के गर्दै हुनुहुन्थ्यो? (Please describe where you were and what you were doing when the earthquake hit Nepal on 25 April 2015?)
I was in Rukum with my family members. We are talking about normal family matters.
भुकुम्प जाने बित्तिकै तपाईंले कस्तो प्रतिक्रिया (मानसिक, शारीरिक) प्रकट गर्नु भयो र के गर्नु भयो? (Please describe your immediate mental and physical reaction, and your response following the quake).
I did not take it seriously because it was not so strong there in Rukum district headquarters.
त्यतिखेर तपाइलाई सब भन्दा महत्वपूर्ण कुरा (सरोकार) के लागेको थियो? (What were your most important concerns at that time?)
The news was the important matter at that time, it informed about how the quake affected the public life and properties.
त्यस बेला तपाईंले के-कस्ता सुचना खोज्नु भयो? तपाईंले आवश्यक सुचनाहरु पाउनु भयो त? (What types of information were you looking for at that time? Did you have access to all the information you needed?)
I read websites, tuned into the radio and watched TV after the tremor.
रेडियो, टेलिभिजन, समाचारपत्र, अनलाईन जस्ता समाचार स्रोतहरु तपाइलाई जानकारी दिन कत्तिको उपयोगी साबित भए? मिडियाका कुन पक्ष कमजोर, कुन पक्ष सबल रहे? (How helpful were news media such as radio, television, newspapers, online news portals, etc in informing you immediately after the quake and the days following it? Please note their strengths as well as weaknesses).
Onlines news sources were fruitful as they posted the news as soon as possible.
भुकम्प पछिको हफ्ता कसरी बिताउनु भो? (Please describe how you spent the week following the quake– what you did, etc.).
Reading newspapers, watching TV and taking with family members residing in Kathmandu, etc.
त्यो हफ्ता तपाईंको सबैभन्दा स्मरणीय कुरा? (Any memorable facts or incidents during the week, following the quake?)
The big loss of life in the nation made me very sad. The loss of Bhimsen Tower and other historical monuments was irreparable.
बैसाख १२ गतेको भुकम्पवाट हामीले के पाठ सिक्नु पर्छ? (What are some of the lessons that we should take away from the 25 April 2015 quake in Nepal?)
We should be ready for any kind of disasters such as earthquakes, floods and other events. We should be determined that incident and disasters were not our will, they happen. Anyway, we should not be afraid but should be cautious about the situation.
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