At least 38 people, including a new mother, have died in the month after the earthquake struck, among 40,000 people living under tarpaulin
At least 38 people who survived an earthquake in Nepal have died after spending more than a month living in tents in freezing temperatures. Among the dead is a woman who gave birth two days after the earthquake struck the west of the country on 3 November.
More than 40,000 people are now living under sheets of tarpaulin, according to the directorate of health for Karnali province.
Written by Gaurav Pokharel in Kathmandu
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/dec/12/nepal-earthquake-survivors-dying-in-tents-as-temperatures-plunge under the title “Nepal earthquake survivors dying in tents as temperatures plunge”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
