Earthquake victims after snowfall, more disaster

"There is snow all around the house, we don't even have warm clothes, since yesterday (Saturday) everyone in the family has started to stay awake all night with the fire burning," he said, "Now we can't go out and sleep well until the snow melts." His neighbor Bal Bahadur Nepali. A family of 7 also stayed awake on Saturday night with the fire burning. He said that even though he used old clothes to cover the holes in the temporary roof, it did not stop. "It did not snow during my stay at Dhan Tripal, now after the snowfall it has become so cold that it is not possible to sit alone without leaving the fire," Bal Bahadur said. It looks like Tahara will be very healthy.''His 61-year-old father is an asthmatic and his 60-year-old mother is a diabetic and high blood pressure patient. He said that two sons and one daughter are also suffering from cold, fever and diarrhea in Tripal.

After the earthquake that took place on November 17 with Barekot as the center, 1,075 families of the municipality are still spending the night in the Sahara of Tripal. "After the snowfall, most of the families were forced to return even though they were in their houses that were destroyed," said Ghanshyam KC, a teacher of Barekot Basic School.

According to the data of District Administration Office, 5 thousand 586 houses of Barekot were destroyed. Out of which only 4 thousand 511 temporary towers have been built. The rest of the family was still living with Tripal. Due to the snowfall, those families are now the most affected. There has been snowfall in most of the wards of Barekot.

'There is 10 inches to 2 feet of snow,' Bir Bahadur Giri, Chairman of Barekot Rural Municipality, said, 'We have requested the residents of the municipality to stay safely in the temporary shelter with fire and warm food.'

Most of the wards of Nalgad Municipality, which suffered the most damage from the earthquake, have also received heavy snowfall. Bhim Bahadur Punmagar of Nalgad Municipality-6 Garchena said that the snow was up to one foot. His family of eight moved into the temporary accommodation only 2 weeks ago. "It was difficult to protect the parents and children from the winter," he said, "so far, not only me and Jahan (wife) have fallen ill, since yesterday, the children also fell ill with fever and cold."

So far, he said that he has been living in the terrace day and night, eating hot and bland food and heating the fire. Karuva, Ragda, Bhagwati, Khagenkot and other villages here are covered with one foot thick snow. Bhim Bahadur told that because of the cold after the snowfall, Pashuchaupaya was also damaged. Mayor Dambar Bahadur Rawat said that 8 thousand 97 beneficiaries have been established in Nalgad, so far only 7 thousand 517 temporary housing has been built. Rawat said that 580 families are forced to stay in Tripal due to lack of construction materials, lack of workers, and family disputes. He said that some families living in Tripal have also taken refuge in their relatives' houses after the snowfall.

Earthquake victims have a high rate of falling ill due to cold. Dr. Chedagad Basic Hospital. Priya Shahi said that he treats 50 to 100 patients daily due to cold. According to him, about 60 percent of those who come to the hospital are children. He said that diarrhea, pneumonia, fever, cold and other problems were observed. Even in Nalgad Municipality, which was the most damaged by the earthquake, up to 150 people are sick and coming for treatment every day, according to Dr. Nalgad Basic Hospital. Vishal Upreti informed. Chandra Bahadur Rawat of Bheri Municipality-1 said that even in the upper parts of other municipalities, due to extreme cold after the snowfall, it is difficult to spend the night in temporary shelters. He mentioned that the victims of the earthquake are suffering due to lack of moving/laying clothes.

Chief District Officer Suresh Sunar said that 26 thousand 765 temporary housing units have been constructed for 42 thousand 524 beneficiaries in Jajarkot. According to him, about 92 crore rupees of the first installment has gone into the accounts of 37 thousand 48 beneficiaries so far for the construction of temporary housing at the rate of 25 thousand rupees. He informed that the remaining 15,700 temporary towers are being directed to the municipalities. Similarly, Chief District Officer Hari Prasad Pant said that 28,043 beneficiaries have been established in Rukum West and around 27,700 temporary housing units have been constructed. According to him, 700 million 89 million rupees were received for temporary housing in the district. After the earthquake, 38 earthquake victims living in Tripal have lost their lives due to cold.