'We're helping others whose food was buried under debris'

The magnitude-7.9 quake that struck Nepal on Saturday rippled outward over the Chinese border and damaged many villagers' homes in Nyanang county in the Tibet autonomous region, including Dargyeling - population 213.

"There were no casualties in our village, but most of the houses were damaged. Mine is the hardest hit," said Phurbu, the village leader. Both the front and back walls of his house had collapsed.

"The front and back partially collapsed, and most facilities were damaged. We could restore some facilities with the help of the army," said the 47-year-old who, like other villagers, moved his family to a tent.