UN: Quake tents inadequate for harsh winter

A senior United Nations aid official warned today that 90% of the tents distributed to survivors of Pakistan’s massive earthquake were not adequate for the Himalayan winter that is already rolling into the area.

Darren Boisvert, the UN official in charge of distributing shelter in the quake zone, said 425,000 tents have been handed out, but “90% are not winterised”.