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Maine Woman Recounts Harrowing Days in Earthquake-Ravaged Nepal

KENNEBUNK, Maine - Kathleen Nolan of Kennebunk returned home Sunday from Nepal after surviving the devastating earthquake that hit April 25. Officials are estimating the earthquake, and resulting landslides and avalanches, killed more than 7,200 people.

Nolan had just begun a trek in Langtang National Park the day before. She told MPBN's Nora Flaherty what she was doing when the earthquake struck.

Patty Wight contributed to this story.

Nora is originally from the Boston area but has lived in Chicago, Michigan, New York City and at the northern tip of New York state. Nora began working in public radio at Michigan Radio in Ann Arbor and has been an on-air host, a reporter, a digital editor, a producer, and, when they let her, played records.