Poverty, insecurity, poor sanitation, overcrowding, and exposure to contagious diseases: The general living conditions in the reception sites are alarming
On January 12, 2010, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck several communes in the departments of the West, Southeast, and Nippes, resulting in the deaths of 222,517 people and the disappearance of 300,000 others. The material losses were also immense. Hundreds of thousands of homes collapsed, forcing the population to take refuge in the streets, public…