As soon as University of Lynchburg chemistry professor Dr. Samrat Thapa heard about the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shook his home country, he called his parents, who still live in Nepal.
Fortunately, they were safe.
Dr. Thapa recently spoke with a reporter from the Lynchburg News & Advance to share the experience of trying to contact his family and friends in Nepal. Read the story at newsadvance.com.