In less than two minutes, the viewer gets a hint at the scope of destruction as the shaky cell phone video scans the Monkey Temple grounds, the hillside, and further on, a collapsing Kathmandu.
Nepal’s Prime Minister estimates the death toll could go as high as 10,000. Thousands are still missing. With communications down in most places, the unknown creates a miasma of fear. “We’re fortunate that we’ve been able to communicate with our people. A lot of communications have been disrupted. Cell phone systems are working in Kathmandu, but a lot of people’s batteries have run out because electricity has been unreliable...”