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After Mourning, Nepalese Man Is Trying To Rebuild

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In Nepal on Thursday, thousands gathered in a Hindu ritual marking the end of a 13-day mourning period for those killed in the country's deadly earthquake.

The number of dead is now nearly 8,000. For the living, many remain without their homes, living in tents and relying on international aid more than their national government.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson touched down in the capital of Kathmandu to get the view from Bishnu Adhikari, a Nepalese local and director of the Nepal branch of the aid group Choice Humanitarian.

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This segment aired on May 7, 2015.

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