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.
with thousands of deaths. gurkha veterans and their families are among those suffering in isolated rural villages, far from hospitals or health care. 0ur correspondent rajini vaidyanathan has been to the remote region of gorkha. the virus has now travelled to every corner of this mountain nation. we journeyed through the rugged foothills of the himalayas to the gorkha region, where there has been a steep rise in cases. here, navigating the terrain is as tough as getting access to medical help. the views are spectacular, but the road conditions are difficult. we are in a remote part of nepal now in the gorkha district. there aren t hospitals here for hours. just imagine trying to get emergency health care in this 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 served in the queen s gurkha engineers. left behind, his son. 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. so even if we get a fracture and need an x ray, we have to travel far. we couldn t get a car