Jajarkot landslide-hit families struggle to get by in makeshift shelters
Summary
Landslide-displaced families in Jajarkot are struggling in school shelters with poor food, rain leaks, health problems and overcrowding. Authorities plan to move them to three temporary camps so classes can resume.
Key Points
- Families displaced by landslides in Bheri Municipality, Jajarkot, are living in school buildings with inadequate food, sanitation and shelter.
- Women, children and elderly people are facing health risks, while pregnant and nursing mothers say conditions are especially difficult.
- The landslides have disrupted schooling for hundreds of children, who lost textbooks and notebooks when their homes were buried.
- Authorities are preparing to move displaced families to three temporary camp sites so classes can restart.
