A month in tents, Jajarkot landslide survivors face fresh misery in the rain
Summary
Landslide survivors in Risang, Jajarkot are enduring heavy rain in tarpaulin shelters after their homes were destroyed, with children and older people falling sick. Authorities have yet to decide on permanent resettlement for the displaced families.
Key Points
- Twenty-nine families displaced by the August 15 landslide in Risang have spent a month living under tarpaulins beside a school and nearby fields.
- Continuous rain is worsening conditions, with children, women and elderly residents reporting colds, fever, diarrhoea and headaches.
- Local officials say food and health support is being provided, but permanent resettlement has still not been decided.
- The landslide damaged 23 houses and left around 300 houses in ward 2 of Bheri Municipality at risk, on top of earthquake damage from November 3, 2023.
