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Nepal turns to bamboo to rebuild after quake

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation - Tue, 8 Mar 2016 02:01 GMT

Author: Emma Batha

LONDON, March 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nepal is turning to bamboo, nicknamed "vegetable steel", as it rebuilds homes and schools after last year's devastating earthquakes which left hundreds of thousands homeless.

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