Himal Press 
Quake survivors have just tarpaulin sheets to brave cold winter nights. Photo: RSS
JAJARKOT: Two elderly people living in makeshift tarpaulin shelters in Jajarkot passed away due to cold weather.
The deceased have been identified as Dhuleshwar Karki of Bheri Municipality-2 and Narendra Bahadur Singh of Jiri in Barekot Rural Municipality-4. Both were living in makeshift shelters after their homes were damaged by the earthquake.
According to Barekot Rural Municipality Chairperson Bir Bahadur Gurung, both Karki and Singh were asthma patients, and the cold weather aggravated their health.
More than 34,000 people in Jajarkot are living in tarpaulin shelters as the earthquake has rendered their houses inhabitable, with the elderly, children, and new mothers being the most affected.
Chief District Officer of Jajarkot, Suresh Sunar, said that children, new mothers, chronically ill, and the elderly living in makeshift shelters are more affected. He added that two chronic patients living in makeshift shelters died due to cold in Nalgad-4 last week. We are taking needful initiatives to manage the situation, Sunar added.
