Nepal police demolish camp for earthquake displaced


Apsana Tamang carries her baby amid the remains of a makeshift camp for people displaced by the 2015 earthquake after it was demolished by police in Kathmandu on March 14, 2017. - AFP

Kathmandu (AFP) - Nepal police Tuesday demolished the largest remaining settlement of people displaced by a powerful earthquake that struck nearly two years ago, a move that will leave hundreds homeless.

Around 100 families were still living in the camp in Kathmandu when police wearing riot gear used bulldozers to flatten the bamboo and tarpaulin structures.

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