Five years after Nepal earthquake, and many survivors still do not have homes

A street vendor sells vegetables near the makeshift barricade set up to stop outsiders from entering a neighborhood on the thirty-second day of the lockdown imposed by the government amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease outbreak in Kathmandu, Nepal on April 24 2020. REUTERS/NAVESH CHITRAKARIt has been five years since an earthquake devastated Nepal, but Krishna Maya Khadka is still struggling to come to terms with losing her husband and the home she lived in for generations.

Those who have new homes, like Khadka, say a 300,000 rupee government grant to build the quake-resilient structures has been woefully insufficient and left families having to cram into tiny, suffocating spaces. But a survey last year showed the number of homes measuring 26m² to 50m², typically with only two rooms, doubled after the quake.

An immediate priority of the government had been to ensure affected families had a home, said Faris Hadad-Zervos, Nepal country manager for the World Bank, which offered up to $500m to finance reconstruction.

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