article_snippet.sent: Melamchi, Nepal (CNN)Even from high above, flying in an Indian Air Force helicopter, it is easy to see that the people of Melamchi, central Nepal, are happy to see us.
article_snippet.sent: Residents in this remote village, about a 44km drive from Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, stand on the distinctive steeply terraced hillsides and wave furiously as the relief flight passes overhead.
article_snippet.sent: The situation in Melamchi and the surrounding villages is "dire," Local official Upendra Tamang tells CNN through a translator.
article_snippet.sent: According to Nepal's National Emergency Operation Center, 1,376 people were killed in Sindhupalchok District, where Melamchi is located, when the earthquake hit.