---
title: "Kanchhi"
description: "\"The landslide buried everything, I was so scared. Our home was destroyed.\""
url: "https://www.nrc.no/more-than-a-number-home/kanchhi"
language: "en"
published: "2016-07-22T06:00:00Z"
modified: "2016-07-22T06:18:29Z"
---

# Kanchhi

Published 22. Jul 2016

[More than a number](https://www.nrc.no/themes?categoryId=312)

This article was first published more than 10 years ago

"The landslide buried everything, I was so scared. Our home was destroyed."

"This place is safer. We don't have enough warm clothes; I only have two sets of clothes for my daughter. We are suffering, but at least we are alive. There is no other option.”

*Nepalese Kanchhi and Phurba (1) are #MoreThanANumber (Location: Sindupalchowk, Nepal)*

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