Below find several photos from my good friend, Karamibu, who has traveled back to Jiegu (Gyegu, Jyekundu). Click on the photos for a larger version.
Jiegu (Gyegu, Jyekundu)
I would encourage you to also check out the Yushu Earthquake Response team, a coalition of Tibetan NGOs who are frantically busy on the ground in Yushu and coordinating relief through Xining. In Xining they are also helping with the victims in local hospitals. Many of the students who have been assisting around the clock in the hospitals have been told to return to classes by their respective schools, which has further stressed the continuing tragedy. Another problem is shoes.
One need we had overlooked is shoes! Many families point out that they have received food and shelter and warm clothes but no shoes. So today our purchasing team picked up 200 pairs of shoes. They will go to Yushu tomorrow along with large water tanks which our relief centre urgently needs to store clean water.
Woman, tent and damaged stupa
Tibetan women and child
Old Tibetan couple and boy