Michigan Tech Student Organization Raises $10,000 For Nepal Earthquake Victims

More than 8,800 people died after a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the heart of Nepal on April 25th.

The initial earthquake was followed by numerous aftershocks including one reaching a magnitude of 7.3.

23,000 people were injured and hundreds of thousands of homes were destroyed.

A group of Michigan Tech students, led by the Nepalese Student Organization, set out to help.

Dolendra Karki is from the village of Kodari in Nepal. He is working on his PhD in Photonics at Michigan Tech.

With an internet fundraising campaign through Go Fund Me and a benefit dinner, the group raised more than $10,000.

That money was sent in last week to the Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund.

It will likely go to rehabilitation of victims who have lost their homes and loved ones in Nepal.