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December 12, 2015

Nepal quake victims face deadly winter as parties bicker
Philim, Nepal (AFP) Dec 12, 2015
Thousands of Nepalis still living in tents months after a massive earthquake are facing a desperate winter, because of a fuel crisis and bickering politicians' failure to spend a $4.1 billion reconstruction fund. Eight months after a 7.8-magnitude quake killed almost 8,900 people and destroyed some half a million homes, thousands of survivors are bracing for the Himalayan winter without proper clothes, bedding or shelter. In the remote village of Philim, close to the quake's epicentre in weste ... read more

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