Nepal sends geologists to quake-damaged villages to assess landslide risk before monsoon rains

FILE – In this Wednesday, April 29, 2015 file photo, houses in the higher reaches of mountains destroyed in the April 25 earthquake are seen from a helicopter near Dhadingbesti, in Nepal. Geologists were sent to earthquake-damaged mountain villages in Nepal this week to assess landslide risks before the rainy season begins next month, an official said Friday, May 22. They are scheduled to report their findings in Kathmandu next week, and the government would then decide which villages are in danger of landslides and need to be relocated. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File) (The Associated Press)

FILE – In this Saturday, May 2, 2015 file photo, a Nepalese boy runs past houses destroyed in the April 25 earthquake in Pauwathok village, Sindhupalchok district, Nepal. Geologists were sent to earthquake-damaged mountain villages in Nepal this week to assess landslide risks before the rainy season begins next month, an official said Friday, May 22. They are scheduled to report their findings in Kathmandu next week, and the government would then decide which villages are in danger of landslides and need to be relocated. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File) (The Associated Press)

In this Saturday, May 2, 2015 file photo, a Nepalese boy stands outside his village with a signboard asking for help in Pauwathok village, Sindhupalchok district, Nepal. Geologists were sent to earthquake-damaged mountain villages in Nepal this week to assess landslide risks before the rainy season begins next month, an official said Friday, May 22. They are scheduled to report their findings in Kathmandu next week, and the government would then decide which villages are in danger of landslides and need to be relocated. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File) (The Associated Press)