Quake disaster victims face fight for survival

Three months after South Asia’s monster earthquake, hundreds of thousands of survivors chilled by the first blast of the Himalayan winter face a fight for survival until spring, huddled in unheated tents and tin shacks erected by the ruins of their homes.

Quake disaster victims face fight for survival

Three months after South Asia’s monster earthquake, hundreds of thousands of survivors chilled by the first blast of the Himalayan winter face a fight for survival until spring, huddled in unheated tents and tin shacks erected by the ruins of their homes.

Health workers expect fatalities from cold-related diseases like pneumonia - anecdotal reports suggest dozens of children have already died – but Pakistani officials say enough shelter and supplies are in place to prevent a ”second wave” of deaths on top of the 87,000 killed by the

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