Aid workers are racing against the clock to deliver relief to hundreds of thousands of people in Nepal who remain homeless three weeks after a deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck April 25, followed by numerous aftershocks.
The death toll has climbed above 8,500, with at least 20,000 injured. And it’s expected to rise further, with more believed to be buried in debris sent tumbling again by the second, 7.3-magnitude temblor that struck May 12.
The second quake “compounded an already seriously distressing situation,” according to James McGoldrick, the United Nations’ humanitarian coordinator for Nepal. High levels of damage in Dolakha district have now added to the already massive need for shelter — with over half a million houses wrecked across the country.