Nepal’s Earthquake Survivors Need Relief Aid to Survive Winter

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Earthquake survivors living under flimsy shelters in Rukum district, November 6, 2023. © 2023 Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo More than a month after an earthquake struck Nepal’s remote Karnali province, people are dying in the cold because the government has failed to meet the basic needs of survivors. Tens of thousands of families are still sheltering under tents and thin tarpaulins as winter sets in. The Nepali government, along with its international partners supporting development and humanitarian work, need to step up efforts to provide shelter, sanitation, and necessities…

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