The 18 pupils from St Mary’s Diocesan School for Girls in Pretoria,
who were in Nepal when the earthquake struck on Saturday, say they are
happy that they have returned to South Africa safely.
The girls returned home on Friday.
They had visited the Asian country to participate in educational expeditions. Their anxious parents flocked to the OR Tambo International Airport to welcome them back.
One of the parents, Judith Jenkins, says she is relieved that the children are back home, “I’m so, so relieved. I’m so blessed that she is back home it’s just fantastic to touch her, look at her and feel her. I’m just so happy.”
Her daughter, Chloe Jenkins, say the experience was very confusing, “It was a bit confusing because we didn’t really know what was going on, because we felt the tremor and we didn’t feel the earthquake.”
Another mother, Khahliso Matoane, says she could not imagine losing her only child, “There is nothing as good as having my daughter back and safe in my arms.” Ntshikeng Motoane , her daughter, says it was a bad experience.
“We weren’t affected as extremely, but the people there, we felt really bad because we left and they have to rebuild their lives again.”
The girls’ flight was delayed by a few hours. The pupils had been in Nepal since April 15 and as part of the competition rules, they had to leave their cell phones behind.
This meant that they were not able to personally communicate with their families about their wellbeing when the devastating
earthquake broke last Saturday.
The death toll in Nepal is said to be over 6000.
The girls returned home on Friday.
They had visited the Asian country to participate in educational expeditions. Their anxious parents flocked to the OR Tambo International Airport to welcome them back.
One of the parents, Judith Jenkins, says she is relieved that the children are back home, “I’m so, so relieved. I’m so blessed that she is back home it’s just fantastic to touch her, look at her and feel her. I’m just so happy.”
Her daughter, Chloe Jenkins, say the experience was very confusing, “It was a bit confusing because we didn’t really know what was going on, because we felt the tremor and we didn’t feel the earthquake.”
Another mother, Khahliso Matoane, says she could not imagine losing her only child, “There is nothing as good as having my daughter back and safe in my arms.” Ntshikeng Motoane , her daughter, says it was a bad experience.
“We weren’t affected as extremely, but the people there, we felt really bad because we left and they have to rebuild their lives again.”
The girls’ flight was delayed by a few hours. The pupils had been in Nepal since April 15 and as part of the competition rules, they had to leave their cell phones behind.
This meant that they were not able to personally communicate with their families about their wellbeing when the devastating
earthquake broke last Saturday.
The death toll in Nepal is said to be over 6000.
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