Authorities in Kathmandu mark houses unfit to live in
Kathmandu, May 2: The aftermath of the devastating earthquake that rattled Nepal on April 25 has left a many homeless. Though some people have started moving into their houses, a few are still homeless -- not by choice, but by compulsion. The officials, consisting of architects, have begun inspection of houses and marking it as red, yellow and green, after taking a stock of the damage caused by the quake which measured 7.9 on Richter Scale. The quake has killed more than 6,000 people, left over 10,000 injured and millions displaced. A house marked red denotes it is unsafe to live in, yellow indicates towards the need for maintenance before moving in and houses marked green are safe.