Rain on Monday washed away dirt and dust that could carry disease, but also brought contaminated runoff from decomposing corpses into the streets. The shock has started to wear off here, and the survivors of last week's devastating earthquake are facing the reality of rebuilding their lives from scratch. Entire towns and cities are living in the open.
People take shelter from the rainstorms however they can.
Their house is still standing, they say, but they have been warned it could collapse at any moment. They are wearing masks to help protect them from disease, and to ward off the stench of death that even the heavy rains have not washed away. They ask me if I am a doctor, or if I have any medical expertise. The baby is 45 days old, they tell me, and something is wrong with her. I have no answers for them.