Emergency Photo galleries (9)
Bollywood star Aamir Khan visited the school yesterday in the company of the school’s founder, His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa. The school was the location of several scenes in ‘The 3 Idiots’ movie.
Aamir said, "All is not well. But for the sake of humanity one should help others. One should raise the morale of others." He asked people to “reach out and help the people of Leh and Ladakh.”
HCC (Hindustan Construction Company Ltd) joins the cleanup
Written by Modesto VegaLarge amounts of mud and water flowed down the east side of the campus and inundated the courtyards. In this gallery, you can see how mud and water flowed between the latrines and the classrooms on the east side of the mandala and inundated the courtyards.
Some of the children have decided to join the clean up both their classrooms and residences.
The school office, which is located in the same building as the staffroom and the principal's office, was badly damaged by the mudslide. All electronic equipment needs to be replaced and the furniture could be beyond repair. For an overview of the damage caused by the mudslide to the school office and its courtyard please follow this link: The Administration Courtyard after the mudslide.
The staffroom, which is located in the same building as the school office and the principal's office, was flooded with mud that reached shoulder height as shown by the mark left by the mud just a few inches below the trusses. For an overview of the damage caused by the mudslide to the school office and its courtyard please follow this link: The Administration Courtyard after the mudslide.
The residential children were evacuated to Shey Palace on nearby high ground during the early hours of Friday 6th August 2010 and are camping out every night there. In this gallery you can find photograhs of the residential children camping out in Shey Palace. They are sleeping on the floor with just blankets covering them and no mattresses.
The Administration courtyard suffered the brunt of the mudslide. As shown in one of the photographs below the mud reached the roof on the wall nearest to the school entrance, entered the Principal’s office, and completely flood it with mud that reached waist high level.