here for hours. just imagine trying to get emergency health care in this kind of situation. we reach barpak, known as the village of the brave. home to many gurkha veterans and theirfamilies. this was the epicentre of nepal s devastating earthquake in 2015. a community rebuilt, now struggling to contain the virus. locals say dozens have died of covid in this recent wave. one of the victims, rambahadur ghali, who served in the queen s gurkha engineers. left behind, his son hari. already penniless, now fatherless. he says he couldn t afford to take his dad to the nearest hospital, a three hour drive, or a two day walk. translation: we don t have proper medical - facilities in barpak.
we reach barpak, known as the village of the brave. known to many gurkha veterans and their families. this was the epicentre of nepal s devastating earthquake in 2015. a community rebuilt, now struggling to contain the virus. locals say dozens have died of covid in this recent wave. one of the victims, rambahadur ghali, who served in the queen s gurkha engineers. left behind, his son hari. already penniless, now fatherless. he says he couldn t afford to take his dad to the nearest hospital, a three hour drive, or a two day walk. translation: we don t have proper medical facilities in barpak. - we only have a small health clinic.