Teenager Who Rescued 55 Childen Label Hero

During the last week’s earthquake in Nepal which killed a number of people; a teenager did not hesitated to put his life at risk by rescuing fifty-five children from the orphanage where he grew up.
Ishwor Ghimire has been hailed as a hero, after leading 55 orphans to safety as an earthquake struck the city of Kathmandu last Saturday leaving more than 7,000 people dead. As the earthquake began, the 19-year-old immediately gathered all children and led them to safety, while carrying the younger ones.

Speaking about the day Ghimire said: “All the kids were so panicked and started screaming and crying. I asked everybody to get out from the building. The earth was still shaking but I was running here and there to rescue all the kids and take them to the safety place.” 

Shelter was set up for the orphans 

Luckily, all of the children, ranging in age from four to 16, survived, but the building is unusable because it’s in danger of collapse. Later Ghimire helped to construct a small, plastic tent in a nearby garden, to act as temporary shelter. 

The kids still desperately need aid and supplies. 

Journalists also found out that Ghimire who received a scholarship to study at Pulteney Grammar School in Adelaide, Australia last year, was visiting the orphanage as he felt responsible for educating children here, in Nepal. His school is now raising funds to rebuild the orphanage but the kids still desperately need aid and supplies.  

The death toll of the earthquake, which is worst Nepal has seen in more than 80 years, has now surpassed 7,000 

Since the April 25 earthquake, 4,050 rescue workers from 34 different nations have flown to Nepal to help in rescue operations, provide emergency medical care and distribute food and other necessities. The still-rising death toll from the quake, Nepal’s worst in more than 80 years, has reached 7,365.