Red tape tangles Nepal reconstruction

Residents walk past a building damaged during the earthquake in the city centre in Chautara, Nepal, on 8 July 2015. © Juliette Rousselot/IRIN
 
by Juliette Rousselot

(IRIN) KATHMANDU, August 5, 2015 - More than three months after a massive earthquake devastated Nepal, hundreds of thousands of people remain homeless as reconstruction efforts are blocked by logistical and bureaucratic hurdles.

Alarm over post-Haiyan evacuation center shortage

Shelter Relief for survivors of Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines in November 2013, has been limited in some areas. photo: ana p. santos/IRIN©
 
(IRIN) MANILA, June 23, 2014- A shortage of viable evacuation centres in areas hit by Typhoon Haiyan (locally named Yolanda) has humanitarians and officials in the Philippines concerned that survivors will not have alternative accommodation in case of another one. The typhoon season usually lasts from June to November.