Long After the Quake, Nepal Waits for Help
The world came to Nepal’s aid after a series of earthquakes in 2015 killed nearly 9,000 people and flattened or damaged as many as 800,000 homes. But two and a half years later, not even 1 percent of the people who need help have received everything the Nepalese government has promised, despite more than $4 billion in pledged aid. While politicians bicker over who’s in charge and how to use the money, penniless people across much of the country are still living in tents.
November 11, 2017
