Nepal earthquake: Prajwol Chapagain says long-term support needed

An Edmonton-Nepalese man is asking the international community to join forces in helping the thousands of Nepalese reeling after Saturday's earthquake.

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Prajwol Chapagain's family lives about 50 kilometres from Kathmandu Valley.

"That village is my brother-in-law's village, and unfortunately that village has already collapsed and three people have died (in my family)," he said Monday morning.

"They were doing work in the house and all of a sudden, all the houses collapsed."

It took Chapagain's family in Canada about four hours to get in touch with loved ones back in Nepal after news of the earthquake,using Facebook and other online communication sites.

Now, he says, long-term help is needed to help re-settle victims affectedby the quake.

"We can't imagine how many houses have collapsed and how many people have been (killed)," he said.