Some of those villages -- several years ago, before there was vehicle transport -- used to take seven days to reach. Roads are shut now to some of those villages, so we can only imagine how long it will take to get there. Matt Darvas More Quotes by Matt Darvas More Quotes From Matt Darvas There was thunder and lightning -- water was rushing down the road where I was standing, that essentially shut down helicopter missions for the entire afternoon, except for a small window before sunset. Matt Darvas world We are staring down the barrel of the approaching monsoon across the subcontinent, and here in Nepal that typically lasts from May through to September. Matt Darvas world Villages like this are routinely affected by landslides, and it's not uncommon for entire villages of 200, 300, up to 1,000 people to be completely buried by rock falls, it will likely be helicopter access only. Matt Darvas world