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Managed by UNICEF, the Chuchepati tent camp houses 3,500 internally displaced persons in Kathmandu. Though the numbers have been falling as people transition to more permanent homes, aid workers are now seeing a reverse, as firewood replaces cooking gas due to the blockade. Residents in rented apartments cannot cook with firewood in their kitchens and so are returning to the tent camps.
