their homes stood. As families dug through the rubble, the dust hung heavy, so thick in the air I had to clean my camera lens every 30 minutes. The food supplies we had ferried up the mountain were a lifeline to the community, but they desperately needed more aid. Shelter was a priority. A huge clap of thunder made us look up the valley, monsoon rains were approaching.

A man carries his granddaughter through the wreckage of his neighborhood in Bhkatapur; Photograph by David Darg

Now is the calm before the storm. Nepal has notoriously suffered from monsoon flooding and landslides in recent years, and if access is limited now, it will only get worse with the rains. As will disease and illness. Nepal is notorious for Cholera, and inExco International

Exco International was a leading British money brokering company. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but was acquired by British & Commonwealth Holdings in 1986.

History
The Company was established as a money brokering business in 1965 under the name of Astley & Pearce. It subsequently merged with Godsell & Co, another money brokering business.

In 1978 it was the subject of a management buyout from Gerrard & National who previously owned it. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1981.

The Company was acquired by British & Commonwealth Holdings in 1986.

When British & Commonwealth Holdings collapsed the business was sold off as Exco plc. In 1998 it acquired Intercapital plc in a reverse takeover. It