Winter chill takes toll on earthquake survivors amid delayed relief and rebuilding

On November 18, Dume Pun, 70, from Sirpachaur Pungaon in Barekot rural municipality -1, Jajarkot, died due to cold.

His family of four, along with his wife and two children, had been living under a tarpaulin near their house that was damaged by an earthquake that hit Jajarkot and Rukum West on November 3 . Continuous exposure to the cold left his body swollen as he died in his sleep.