Up to 70,000 people in over 70 villages covering an area of 1,750 square kilometers have been affected. 28 villages have so far been found completely destroyed. Local authorities put the number of homeless at 45,000. Simple rural dwellings perched on the mountain sides were swept away. After shocks continue.
People are desperate for food and shelter.
Many people may remain trapped under rubble. Thousands of survivors are sleeping rough on exposed mountainsides at an altitude of 2-3,000m. Although the weather is milder than during the February earthquake, nights are still cold. Even those whose houses remain standing are too scared to use them. Few have managed to salvage possessions.