As the winter comes in, the situation has gotten more grim. |
It has been a challenge from day one to respond to this emergency because of the high terrain, culture, security--all the challenges you can imagine. |
Of course we're all working night and day to provide as quickly as we can whatever temporary shelter we can get from governments' and aid organizations' contributions. |
Recent assessment and monitoring teams going out on mountaintops have come back having seen some very difficult situations. |
The demand for winterized tents [like those provided by CWS earlier in November] is bigger than the supplies available. For those reasons, CWS also began providing alternative shelter materials early on in the rescue and recovery mission. |
The winter has been unusually harsh this year again. It's a constant battle for these survivors. |
There are no perfect solutions and none seem quick enough or in sufficient quantity to accomplish the unprecedented task at hand. |
We are trying to assist the army and government to scale up so they can receive these new people. |
We're talking and planning for how to rebuild houses. The recovery plans of CWS are in place. We're talking to people about accompanying and supporting them through the rebuilding process. |