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September 29, 2015

No relief for Nepal quake victims as $4.1bn fund in limbo
Kathmandu (AFP) Sept 25, 2015
Hundreds of thousands of quake victims in Nepal are unable to start rebuilding their homes as winter approaches because a $4.1 billion reconstruction fund cannot be spent until lawmakers pass a long-delayed bill - to the frustration of international donors. Five months after a devastating quake that killed nearly 9,000 people and destroyed around half a million homes, many people have received little aid beyond an initial $150-per-household government payout. Victims who lost their homes were p ... read more

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